İslahiye

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]

For the village, see İslahiye, Düzce.
İslahiye
District and municipality
Map showing İslahiye District in Gaziantep Province
Map showing İslahiye District in Gaziantep Province
İslahiye is located in Turkey
İslahiye
İslahiye
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°01′30″N 36°38′04.20″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceGaziantep
Government
 • MayorKemal Vural (AKP)
Area
865 km2 (334 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
67,650
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
27800
Area code0342
Websitewww.islahiye.bel.tr

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]

Composition

There are 71 neighbourhoods in İslahiye District:[9]

See also

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  5. "Ulaşım" (in Turkish). Islahiye Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  6. Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 147.
  7. Sykes, Mark (1904). Dar-ul-Islam: A Record of a Journey Through Ten of the Asiatic Provinces of Turkey. Bickers & Son. p. 261.
  8. "Islahiye, a city devastated by the earthquake: 'We spend our days feeling thankful for being alive'". El País. 2023-02-10.
  9. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.


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