This city is famous for its strong industry pistachio cultivation in particular livestock breeding and cooking.
The Turkish city of Gaziantep is located in southeastern Turkey on the Syrian border.
And is considered one of the largest cities in Turkey.
The city is also known among citizens as Antep as the name Gazi was added after the founding of the Turkish Republic.
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| Gaziantep city, Turkey |
What is the Turkish of Gaziantep famous for
Gaziantep is famous in all of Turkey for its cuisine as it is considered the Turkish cuisine.
And the original home of baklava not to mention the rest of the sweets that Gaziantep is famous for.
Pistachio harissa sha'ibiyat kunafa bastik and other sweets.
As for food it is famous for all kinds of grilled vegetables stuffed vegetables and raw kibbeh.
It has its own soup called Piran which is a delicious soup in every sense of the word.
It is very healthy and its ingredients are simple:
lamb head meat rice lamb head broth and some spices.
It is the only city in Turkey that sells hummus sandwiches cooked in meat broth.
As we all know it is famous for pistachio cultivation as it is the main exporter of pistachios in Turkey.
Its red and fertile soil helps it grow the best types of pistachios.
Gaziantep has the fourth largest and cleanest zoo in the world.
What is Gaziantep famous for tourism
1. Picnic areas:
Doluk Baba
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| Doluk Baba Park Gaziantep |
Ariksha Forest
Burj Forest
2. Artificial lakes:
Laban Lake
3. Markets and shopping centers:
Sanko Park
Prime Mall
Forum
Tourist Market.
Cetinkaya.
What is Gaziantep famous for economically
Gaziantep is famous for its industries it is the best industrial city in Turkey.
It has many industries and huge industrial cities that contain all industries.
And it is the best city to import Turkish products from.
The main source of income in Gaziantep is livestock breeding industry agriculture, handicrafts and trade.
This city has a history of trade and handicrafts.
Such as copper and silver and there is a whole market to sell them.
Speaking of agriculture agriculture is one of the main elements in the city's sources of income as its fertile soil.
It helps it grow the best types of pistachios, which citizens call green gold.
And it is the main exporter of pistachios in Turkey.
In addition to olives grapes and peppers but due to its hot and dry climate in the summer.
This city cannot grow many types of vegetables and fruits.
Location of Gaziantep in Turkey
The city of Gaziantep is located in south central Turkey next to the Sacirsuyu River, a tributary of the Euphrates River.
In the limestone hills area north of Aleppo in Syria.
The city has a strategic location due to its proximity to ancient trade routes.
Recent excavations have discovered pieces of pottery indicating that the area was inhabited since the early fourth millennium BC.
The city was called Hamtab in the Middle Ages.
Then it was called Aintab during the Ottoman era, which means good water spring.
The city contains many historical buildings, including the ruined castle built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
In addition to the presence of mosques dating back to the eleventh and sixteenth centuries.
A theological college dating back to the Middle Ages and an archaeological museum with a distinguished collection of Hittite seals that were discovered in the region.
Climate of the Turkish city of Gaziantep
The climate of the city of Gaziantep is moderate hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
And heavy rainfall occurs in the winter.
Education in the Turkish city of Gaziantep
Scientifically Gaziantep is a prosperous city because it has many schools and huge educational centers.
The city has five universities:
- Gaziantep University.
- Hasan Kalyoncu University.
- Sanko University.
- Central Turkey University.
- Gaziantep Islamic University.
Gaziantep Districts
Gaziantep province consists of nine districts:
Islah, Araban, Nizip, Karkamish, Nurdag, Oguzeli, Shahid Kamil, Sahin Bey and Yavuzayli.
Gaziantep city has an airport about 20 km away from its center and Gaziantep city is about 1150 km away from Istanbul.
The city also has a huge number of hotels throughout the city which opens up many options for tourists to choose what suits their trip.
History of Gaziantep
The history of Gaziantep dates back to the Hittites who established their empire in Anatolia around 1600 BC.
It was then subject to the rule of many empires and states that succeeded one another in Anatolia.
Such as the Chaldeans, Babylonians, Assyrians, Persians, Macedonians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Armenians, Sassanids and Arabs.
Historical sources provide several accounts of the name of the Turkish province and its main city.
Some trace it back to the word "Khantab" which means the land of kings in the Hittite language.
In Persian, it means "full spring".
In the original Aramaic of the Arabic language, the word ain means spring and the word tab means fragrance.
This gives the compound word the meaning of "the fragrance of spring".
It may be derived from the Aramaic word "ain dab" which means "spring of wolves" in Arabic.
It may also be derived from the Aramaic word "ain thaaba" which means good spring.
The Crusaders called it Hentab, Hamtab and Hatab.
Gaziantep is believed to be the place where the Hellenistic city built by the ancient Greeks was established.
It was converted to Islam by the Arab Umayyads in 661 AD.
It then fell into the hands of the Abbasids in 750 AD and remained under their rule until their state disintegrated.
Control over it was alternated between the Tulunids, the Ikhshidids and the Hamdanids.
Until it fell into the hands of the Byzantine occupation in 962 AD.
The Muslim Seljuk Turks recaptured the city in 1067 AD.
It then fell into the hands of the Crusaders in 1098, and the Seljuks recaptured it again in 1150.
It was ruled by the Armenians, the Zengid dynasty, the Ayyubids, and the Mamluks.
The Ottomans then extended their control over Gaziantep after the Battle of Marj Dabiq in 1516 during the reign of Sultan Selim I.
It remained under Ottoman rule until its fall and the establishment of the modern Turkish Republic in 1924.
The city was originally part of the Levant, as it is located 97 kilometers from the Syrian city of Aleppo.
However, Turkey annexed it under the Ankara Treaty, which it signed with France in 1920.
It was formerly known as Antep, but the Turkish parliament added the word "Gazi" to its name on February 8, 1921.
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