Nizip

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Not to be confused with Nusaybin.
Nizip
Tilm
Nizip is located in Turkey
Nizip
Nizip
Coordinates: 37°00′36″N 37°47′50″E / 37.01000°N 37.79722°E / 37.01000; 37.79722Coordinates: 37°00′36″N 37°47′50″E / 37.01000°N 37.79722°E / 37.01000; 37.79722
CountryTurkey
ProvinceGaziantep
Government
 • MayorHacı Fevzi Akdoğan (AKP)
 • KaymakamYaşar Karadeniz
Area
[1]
 • District1,046.25 km2 (403.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
100,488
 • District
135,819
 • District density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Post code
27700
Websitewww.nizip.bel.tr

Nizip (Medieval Greek: Nisibis or Nisibina, Ottoman Turkish: نزيب‎[3]) is a district and city[4] of Gaziantep Province of southeastern Turkey.

As of 2010, the population of the city is 96,229. It is located 45 km from the city of Gaziantep, 95 km from Şanlıurfa (Edessa), and 35 km from Karkamış, which is an old city also known historically as Carchemish.

Gallery[]

  • Nizip Town

  • Nizip Town view

  • Nizip Mosque

  • Nizip Arched road

  • Nizip Architectural sight

  • Nizip Architectural detail

  • Nizip Fevkanı church

  • Nizip Fevkanı church

  • Nizip Fevkanı church

References[]

  1. ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ^ Tahir Sezen and in kurdish Tilm Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 385.
  4. ^ "Gaziantep (Turkey): Districts, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts".
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