AREA: 7.642 km�
POPULATION: 1.140.594 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 27
DISTRICTS: Gaziantap (center), Araban, �slahiye, Karkam��, Nizip, O�uzeli, Nurda��, �ahinbey, �ehitkamil, Yavuzeli.
SITES OF INTEREST: D�ll�kbaba forest recreation area, Zincirli, Gedikli, Tilmen, K�r��kal and Sak�ag�z� (Sak�ag�ze) tumuluses, Dolikhe (D�l�k), Kuzeyne, Korus, Belk�s and Karkam�� (Kargam��) settlement ruins from antiquity Yesemek statutes, Gaziantep, Tilba�ar, Rumkale, Karaca�ren and Ravanda castles, �meriye, Boyac� (Kad� Kemaleddin) Ey�po�lu, Esenbek (�hsan Bey), Ali Nacar (Annacar), Ali Dola (Ala'�d Devle), Tahtal�, A�a, Handaliye, Alaybey, �eyh Fethullah, �irvani (�ki �erefeli), Akcurun, Canbolat Bey, �eyh,�eyhler, Hindio�lu and �al�k mosques, Ramazaniye (Ahmed �elebi) old theological school (medrese), �eker, Pasha, H��va, Emir Ali, Millet, K�rk�� and Belediye Inns, Zincirli and Kemikli bazaars, Eski, Pasha, ��h, Pazar, Naip, Tabak, Hoca, Hasan Bey and Tu�lu baths, �eyh Abdullah Efendi Lodge, Debba�hane, Ayn�lleben, Yaz�c�k, Babilke and IV. Murad bridges, Gaziantep Museum.
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (342) 232 18 58
Fax: (342) 234 06 04
State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate
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�l Halk K�t�phanesi
GAZ�ANTEP
Tel: (0 342) 231 82 52
Fax: 234 06 04
Museums
Archeology Museum
Address: �stasyon cad. - Gaziantep
Tel: (342) 231 11 71
Fax: (342) 210 30 17
Ethnography Museum
Address: Ey�bo�lu Mah. Hanifio�lu Sok. No: 64 -
Gaziantep
Tel: (342) 230 47 21
Historical Sites and Ruins
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Belk�z-Zeugma - Nizip/Belk�s
Yesemek - �slahiye/Yesemek
Tilmen - �slahiye/Tilme
D�l�k �renyeri - �eyit
Kamil/D�l�k
Significant Days
Local Days of Celebration:
Arrival of Atat�rk at Gaziantep
Gaziantep
26 Ocak
Bestowement of Gazi (Veteran)Title to Gaziantep
Gaziantep
8 February
Mercidab�k Victory
Gaziantep
24 August
Freedom from Occupation Days:
Freedom Day - Kilis
Kilis
7 December
Freedom Day - Gaziantep and Commemoration of the Martyr
Gaziantep
25 December
Festivals:
Aba Wrestling Tournament
Gaziantep
May
Pistachioe Festival and Aba Wrestling Tournament
Gaziantep
September
Cumhuriyet Cup Aba Wrestling Tournament
Gaziantep
29 October
Expositions:
Low - Cost Garments and Food Exposition
Gaziantep
5 June-5 July
Gaziantep Industrial Exposition
Gaziantep
15 August-15 September
Festivities:
Freedom from Occupation Celebrations
Gaziantep
25 December