Gaziantep

Gaziantep
Metropolitan municipality
Clockwise from top: Gaziantep Castle, Şirehan, Alaüddevle Mosque, Gaziantep skyline, Büdeyri Hanı [tr] and Tahtani Mosque, Liberation Mosque (former St. Mary's Cathedral)
Emblem of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality
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Coordinates: 37°03′46″N 37°22′45″E / 37.06278°N 37.37917°E / 37.06278; 37.37917
Country	Turkey
Region	Southeastern Anatolia
Province	Gaziantep
Government
• Mayor	Fatma Şahin (AK Party)
Area
• Metropolitan municipality	6,819 km2 (2,633 sq mi)
• Urban	2,960 km2 (1,140 sq mi)
• Metro	2,250 km2 (870 sq mi)
Population  (31/12/2021 estimation)[1]
• Metropolitan municipality	2,130,432
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
• Urban	1,808,948
• Urban density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Metro	1,775,904
• Metro density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Aintaban[2]: 75
GDP [3]
• Metropolitan municipality	TRY 148.558 billion US$ 16.545 billion (2021)
• Per capita	TRY 70,228 US$ 7,819 (2021)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	27x xx
Area code	342 & 343
Licence plate	27
Website	www.gaziantep.gov.tr

Gaziantep,^[a] historically Aintab and still informally called Antep,^[b] is a major city in south-central Turkey. It is the capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region. It is located approximately 185 km (115 mi) east of Adana and 97 km (60 mi) north of Aleppo, Syria and situated on the Sajur River. The city is thought to be located on the site of ancient Antiochia ad Taurum and is near ancient Zeugma.

As of the 2021 census, the Gaziantep province (Metropolitan municipality) was home to 2,130,432 inhabitants, of whom 1,775,904 lived in the metropolitan area made of two (out of three) urban districts of Şahinbey and Şehitkamil, as Oğuzeli is not conurbated. It is the sixth-most populous city in Turkey. Gaziantep is a diverse city inhabited mostly by ethnic Turks and a significant minority of Kurds and Syrian refugees. It was historically populated by Turkmens, Armenians, Jews, and a plethora of other ethnic groups.

In February 2023, the city was heavily damaged by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.

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