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İslahiye

District and municipality in Gaziantep, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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İslahiye is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 865 km2,[3] and its population is 67,650 (2022).[1] It is a railway border crossing into Syria. Near İslahiye is the site of ancient Nicopolis.[4]

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The railway station of Islahiye is the last stop on the railway to Damascus in Syria. Since March 2001, a regular train line runs once a week between Syria and Iran via Islahiye.[5] The state road D.825, which connects Gaziantep with Antakya, runs through İslahiye.

The town is inhabited by Yörüks of the Aydınlı tribe.[6] English traveler Mark Sykes recorded İslahiye as a town inhabited by Turks in early 20th century.[7]

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck İslahiye on 6 February 2023, causing widespread devastation in the town and many deaths.[8]

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Composition

There are 71 neighbourhoods in İslahiye District:[9]

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Climate

İslahiye has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa),[10] with very hot, dry summers, and cool, wet winters.

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