Araban
Araban | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
 Map showing Araban District in Gaziantep Province | |
  Araban Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°25′29″N 37°41′34″E / 37.42472°N 37.69278°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Gaziantep |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hasan Doğru (AKP) |
| Area | 592 km2 (229 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 32,933 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 27650 |
| Area code | 0342 |
| Website | www |
Araban (Kurdish: Qale)[2] is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 592 km2,[4] and its population is 32,933 (2022).[1] The district was established in 1957.[5]
History
The city was historically known as Raban. In October/November 958, the
Hamdanids at the Battle of Raban
.
Raban was ruled by the Armenian ruler
.Composition
There are 49
neighbourhoods in Araban District:[8]
- Akbudak
- Akkoç
- Altınpınar
- Aşağıkaravaiz
- Aşağıyufkalı
- Bağlıca
- Başpınar
- Beydili
- Çiftekoz
- Dağdancık
- Doğan
- Dumlupınar
- Elif
- Emirhaydar
- Erenbağ
- Esentepe
- Eskialtıntaş
- Fakılı
- Fevziçakmak
- Fıstıklıdağ
- Gelinbuğday
- Gökçepayam
- Güllüce
- Gümüşpınar
- Güzey
- Hasanoğlu
- Hisar
- Kale
- Karababa
- Karacaören
- Köklüce
- Körhacıobası
- Küçüklü
- Mehmet Gökçek
- Muratlı
- Nurettin
- Sarıkaya
- Sarıtepe
- Şerif Peri
- Tarlabaşı
- Taşdeğirmen
- Turgut Özal
- Yaylacık
- Yeni Altıntaş
- Yeşilova
- Yolveren
- Yukarıkaravaiz
- Yukarıyufkalı
- Ziyaret
See also
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 35. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Raban" (in French). orient-latin.com.
- ^ Raphael 2010, p. 112.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
Sources
- Raphael, Kate (2010). Muslim Fortresses in the Levant: Between Crusaders and Mongols. Routledge. ISBN 9781136925269.