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Gaziantep Province

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 37°05′00″ N 37°20′00″ E

Gaziantep Province
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Population
2,154,051
2.2M
Elevation
897 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
181
listed under Gaziantep Province
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
GZT Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport20 km
KCM Kahramanmaraş Airport61 km

About Gaziantep Province

Gaziantep Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 2,154,051.

From Wikipedia

Gaziantep Province (Turkish: Gaziantep ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality in south-central Turkey. It is located in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region. Its area is 6,803 km2, and its population is 2,154,051 (2022). Its capital is the city of Gaziantep. It neighbours Adıyaman to the northeast, Şanlıurfa to the east, Syria and Kilis to the south, Hatay to the southwest, Osmaniye to the west and Kahramanmaraş to the northwest.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
6,000 km²
Official website
gaziantep.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Gaziantep Province

Climate of Gaziantep Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 4° · Rain 63 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Osmaniye · 96 km west21°
  • Suruç · 98 km east20°
  • İskenderun · 117 km southwest22°
Hottest month
August (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (102 mm)
Driest month
July (2 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Gaziantep Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°14°20°26°32°35°36°32°25°16°10°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°7°11°16°19°19°15°9°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)1028380553672253663102

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Gaziantep Province

The nearest airport is Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gaziantep, 5 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT) Gaziantep 20 kmsoutheast
  • Kahramanmaraş Airport (KCM) Kahramanmaraş 61 kmnorthwest
  • Aleppo International Airport (ALP) Aleppo 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Gaziantep Population: 2.2M 5 kmsoutheast
  • Kilis Population: 111.6K 45 kmsouthwest
  • Kahramanmaraş Population: 385K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Osmaniye Population: 202.8K 97 kmwest
  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 98 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Gaziantep Province

181 places
  1. 1 Gaziantep 2.2M
  2. 2 Şehitkamil 857.2K
  3. 3 Şahinbey İlçesi 817.3K
  4. 4 Nizip İlçesi 135.6K
  5. 5 İslahiye İlçesi 67.6K
  6. 6 Nurdağı İlçesi 37.6K
  7. 7 Oğuzeli İlçesi 33.4K
  8. 8 Araban 32.9K
  9. 9 Yavuzeli İlçesi 21.3K
  10. 10 Karkamış İlçesi 10.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature14

Lakes, rivers & coasts30

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Gaziantep Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources