Araban
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]
Araban | |
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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 |
History edit
The city was historically known as Raban. In October/November 958, the Byzantine Empire led by John Tzimiskes and Basil Lekapenos managed to defeat Sayf al-Dawla of the Hamdanids at the Battle of Raban.
Raban was ruled by the Armenian ruler Kogh Vasil, following the First Crusade in 1097. It was captured by Mesud I in April 1150, before it was burned by the Mongols in the 13th century.[6] In 1268, King Hethum I had to surrendered several fortresses including Raban to Baibars,[7] who had imprisoned Hethum's son, Leo, following the Battle of Mari.
Composition edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). 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 edit
- Raphael, Kate (2010). Muslim Fortresses in the Levant: Between Crusaders and Mongols. Routledge. ISBN 9781136925269.
External links edit
- District governor's page