Definitions

1. Gaziantep is an important trading and manufacturing center known for its textiles, pistachio nuts, copperware, and furniture inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
2. Gaziantep (informally, Antep, Kurdish: Dîlok) is the capital city of Gaziantep Province in Turkey.
3. Gaziantep is a province in south-central Turkey, and is also the name of the province's capital and largest city (population 853,513 as of 2000).
4. Gaziantep is the probable site of the Hellenistic city of Antiochia ad Taurum ("Antiochia in the Taurus Mountains").
5. Gaziantep is the only province of Turkey where traditional kutnu cloth production is made.

Baklava

1. The southeast— Urfa, Gaziantep and Adana —is famous for its kebabs, mezes and dough-based desserts such as baklava, kadayıf and künefe. (Web site)

Oldest Culture Centers

1. The province of Gaziantep is one of the oldest culture centers of Southeastern Anatolian Region.

Copper-Ware Products

1. Gaziantep is famous for its three regional specialties: 1) The copper-ware products. (Web site)

Visit

1. We will also visit the old city castle, copper bazzar and the famous Baklava shop (Baklava is originally from Gaziantep).

Symbols

1. Inns are the symbols of the past economic and commercial richness of Gaziantep. (Web site)

Kurdish

1. Gaziantep is well-known for its culinary specialties, which show Arabic, Assyrian, Armenian, and Kurdish, in addition to Turkish, influences.

Famous

1. Economy Gaziantep is famous for its regional specialities: the copper-ware products and "Yemeni" slippers, specific to the region, are two examples. (Web site)
2. Economy Gaziantep is famous for its regional specialties: the copper-ware products and "yemeni" slippers, specific to the region, are two examples.
3. Gaziantep is famous for its three regional specialties. (Web site)

Lands

1. The lands of Gaziantep take place on the 38 28 and 38 01 east longitudes and 36 38 and 37 32' north latitudes. (Web site)

Turkish Army

1. The election for the parliamentary seats was monitored by the Turkish Army and many Turks from the provinces Adana and Gaziantep were registered as voters.

Center

1. In the center of the city stands the Gaziantep Fortress and the Ravanda citadel as the reminders of past. (Web site)
2. A mound located northwest of Gaziantep marks the center of worship of a Baal (Semitic deity) that was called Zeus Dolichenus by the Greeks.

Mosul

1. On February 16, 2010 the link between Mosul and Gaziantep was reopened. (Web site)

Southern Part

1. Kilis Province used to be the southern part of the province of Gaziantep and was formed in 1994.

Mediterranean Region

1. Gaziantep is situated where the Mediterranean region and South East Anatolia region meet.

Population

1. With a population of 545,000 [1] Diyarbakır is the second-largest city in Turkey's South-eastern Anatolia region, after Gaziantep.
2. Gaziantep has a territory of 7,642 square kilometers and a population of 1,127,686 (1997). (Web site)

Industrial Zone

1. There are over 100 carpet facilities in the Gaziantep Organized Industrial Zone. (Web site)

Central Town

1. Houses of Gaziantep mostly found in the central town and Sahinbey are the finest specimens of a rich cultural heritage. (Web site)

Turkish Cuisine

1. The cuisine of Gaziantep is famous and the delicious lahmacun (a kind of pizza in Turkish Cuisine) and sweet pastry baklava simply must be tried.
2. The Gaziantep kitchen has a special influence on Turkish cuisine with its immensely rich flavor.

Syrian Border

1. Gaziantep is situated about 1067 m above sea level, in a wide and treeless valley near the Syrian border.

Kilis

1. Several other sites worth seeing nearby include Ravanda Castle, situated between Kilis and Gaziantep. (Web site)
2. After the Mercidabik (near Kilis) war against The Memluks by Yavuz Sutan Selim in 1516, Gaziantep and its surroundings were conquered by Ottoman Empire. (Web site)

Fertile Plain

1. We continue to Gaziantep, which is located on a wide and fertile plain cultivated with extensive pistachio groves.

South

1. The Öncüpınar Syrian border crossing is 5 km (3 mi) to the south and the large city of Gaziantep is 60 km (37 mi) to the north.
2. In the south of Sof Mountains lies Gaziantep highland.

Bursa

1. The first will be held in Kahramanmaras today, then in Gaziantep on March 24, Izmir on March 31, Bursa on April 1 and Antalya on April 6.

Ankara

1. The bus terminal is located 5 kilometers west of the city center and there are regular intercity services to and from Ankara, Istanbul and Gaziantep. (Web site)

Malatya

1. Golbasi district is the primary junction, on the main highway to Malatya, Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep. (Web site)

Konya

1. Manisa was closely seconded in the ranking by Konya, Bursa, Sivas, Gaziantep, Denizli and Eskişehir.

Province

1. The train was then to be transported to Malatya and then to Islahiye before transported into Syria at the Yolbasi border point in Gaziantep province. (Web site)
2. The antic city of Zeugma is 10 km to the east of Nizip District (Gaziantep Province).
3. Gaziantep province extends over a territory of 7,642 km 2.

Mardin

1. To explore the sites along Turkey's southern border, take the highway which connects Gaziantep, Sanliurfa and Mardin to Syria and Iraq. (Web site)

Region

1. Gaziantep is famous for its regional specialties: the copper-ware products and "yemeni" slippers, specific to the region, are two examples.
2. Gaziantep is one of the modern provinces of the region and also one of the oldest of Hittite origin. (Web site)
3. Gaziantep is one of the most developed provinces of the region and is also one of the oldest, its history reaching as far back as the Hittites. (Web site)

Artisans

1. The artisans of Gaziantep specialize in copperware and furniture inlaid with mother-of-pearl. (Web site)

Capital

1. Osmaniye is on the road to Gaziantep, the capital of Gaziantep province.
2. In the 12th century B.C. Kahramanmaras (78 km north of Gaziantep) was the capital of the Hittite state of Gurgum. (Web site)

Important Center

1. Karkamis district of Gaziantep used to be an important center of the east in the Antiquity (then known as Cerablus).

City

1. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep which had a population of 853,513 as of 2000.
2. Gaziantep is a province and city in southeastern Turkey.
3. Gaziantep is noted for having separated the industrial zone from the city itself by a belt of forest.

Anatolia

1. Towards the end of the 17.th century B.C. the Hittites, as a result of their raids from Anatolia, totally conquered Gaziantep, Aleppo and the Hatay region.

Turkey

1. In comparison with some other regions of Turkey, tourists are still a novelty in Gaziantep and the locals make them very welcome.
2. One of GAP inclusion is Gaziantep become a leading producer of pepper in Turkey.

Adana

1. Although Gaziantep is connected to Istanbul, Konya and Adana by the Toros Express train (3 days per week, 27 hours), the bus service is faster and better.
2. There are direct trains to Istanbul (14 hours), Adana (8 hours), Afyon (6 hours), Gaziantep (13hours) and Isparta (1 hour).
3. Most probably their roots are in an Anatolian village or burgeoning Anatolian urban center such as Adana, Denizli, Gaziantep or Kayseri.

Gaziantep

1. Kilis (Kurdish: Kilîs) is a small province of southern Turkey, on the Syrian border, 58 km south of the city of Gaziantep.
2. Also Gaziantep has the largest organized industrial area in Turkey and holds first position in exports and imports.
3. Gaziantep is another important crossing from Anatolia to Syria and Mesopotamia.

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