Şehitkamil is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,290 km2,[3] and its population is 857,167 (2022).[1] It covers the northern part of the agglomeration of Gaziantep and the adjacent countryside. It contains the old city, including Gaziantep Castle, as well as the University of Gaziantep.
Şehitkamil | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 37°04′29″N 37°23′51″E / 37.07472°N 37.39750°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Gaziantep |
Government | |
• Mayor | Muhammet Rıdvan Fadıloğlu (AKP) |
Area | 1,290 km2 (500 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 857,167 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0342 |
Website | www |
On 20 August 2012, a bomb attack occurred, killing at least eight and wounding 64 people.[4]
Şehitkamil was the epicenter of the Mw 7.8 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, which heavily damaged the district, including its landmarks.
Composition
editThere are 123 neighbourhoods in Şehitkamil District:[5]
- 15 Temmuz
- 29 Ekim
- 8 Şubat
- Acaroba
- Ağaçlıboyno
- Akçaburç
- Akçagöze
- Aktoprak
- Alparslan
- Aşağıarıl
- Atabek
- Atalar
- Atatürk
- Bağbaşı
- Batıkent
- Battal
- Bayatlı
- Bedirköy
- Belkıs
- Beykent
- Beylerbeyi
- Beyreli
- Bilek
- Boyno
- Bozobası
- Budak
- Burak
- Büyükpınar
- Çağkuyu
- Çamlıtepe
- Cerityeniyapan
- Çıksorut
- Değirmiçem
- Dımışkılı
- Dülük
- Dündarlı
- Durnalık
- Erikli
- Eskişarkaya
- Eydibaba
- Eyüpsultan
- Fevzipaşa
- Fıstıklık
- Gazikent
- Gaziler
- Göksüncük
- Göktürk
- Göllüce
- Günbulur
- Güngürge
- Güvenevler
- Hacıbaba
- İbrahimli
- İbrahimşehir
- İncesu
- Işıklı
- İskenderli
- Kabasakız
- Karacaahmet
- Karacaburç
- Karacaoğlan
- Karacaören
- Karadede
- Karahüyük
- Karakesek
- Karayusuflu
- Karpuzkaya
- Karşıyaka
- Kayaönü
- Kızıkhamurkesen
- Kızık Karasakal
- Koçlu
- Köksalan
- Kozluyazı
- Küllü
- Medegöz
- Merveşehir
- Mevlana
- Mücahitler
- Nesimi
- Öğümsöğüt
- Onat Kutlar
- Osmangazi
- Övündük
- Pancarlı
- Pirsultan
- Sacır
- Safaşehir
- Sam
- Sanayi
- Sancaktepe
- Sarıgüllük
- Sarılar
- Selahattin Eyyübi
- Selimiye
- Serintepe
- Seymenli
- Seyrantepe
- Sinan
- Şirinevler
- Sofalıcı
- Suboğaz
- Sülüklü
- Taşlıca
- Tekirsin
- Tokdemir
- Tuğlu
- Türkyurdu
- Üçgöze
- Uğruca
- Ülkerli
- Ulus
- Umut
- Yalankoz
- Yamaçoba
- Yaprak
- Yayıktaş
- Yenişarkaya
- Yeşilce
- Yeşilova
- Yığınlı
- Yukarıarıl
- Zülfikar
See also
edit- Gazikentspor, women's football team promoted to the Turkish Women's First Football League for the 2014–15 season.
References
edit- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "PKK bombing kills 8, injures 64 in Turkey near Syrian border". Hurriyet Daily News. Istanbul. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.