Area: 7.642 km² , Population: 1.285.249
GENERAL INFORMATION
The province of Gaziantep is one of the oldest culture centers of Southeastern Anatolian region. The history of the city extends to 4000 B.C years and most of the civilizations were founded on the surrounding lands. The city is located between Mesopotamia and Mediterranean and is at the intersection point of the roads connecting east to south and north to west and is also located on the historic Silk Road. The province of Gaziantep hosts findings, creations and structures of Paleolithic, Neolithic and Calceolithic Ages, Bronze Age, Hittite, Median, Asurian, Persian, Alexander the Great, Selefkos, Roman, Byzantine, Abbasi and Seljuk civilizations periods. Beside its cultural riches, Gaziantep is a tourism paradise with its natural beauties, geography, rich variety of food and shopping possibilities.
HOW TO GET
Roadway : Gaziantep has all roadway possibilities in centrum.
Railway : Tuesdays , thursdays and sundays Toros Express which arranged İstanbul - Gaziantep railway trip.
Airway : İstanbul , Ankara and İzmir arranged flight trip everyday. (Direct and Transit)
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
- Visiting Gaziantep Archeology Museum, Hasan Suzer Ethnography Museum
- Seeing Gaziantep Houses and Gaziantep Castle
- Visiting Yeseme Open Air Museum, Rumkale, Belkıs/Zeugma and Dülük/Doliche Ancient Cities
- Tasting Gaziantep lahmacun, Ali Nazik kebab, rounded, close quenelle, keme kebabs and kebab new world (Every year in April and May), simit kebab, eggplant kebap, Cağırtlak (liver) kebab, the world famous Gaziantep baklava and peanut butter
- Buying Traditional handicrafts of Gaziantep, pearl inlaid, kutnu fabrics, copper processing and yemeni, Antep work, and of Gaziantep baklava, pistachio, sweet sausage and dried fruit pulp, and spices from kırmızıbiber
- Watching Every year on December 25 before the Independence festivities.
GAZİANTEP CASTLE
Gaziantep Castle is one of the beautiful samples of the castles that could withstand the destruction of time. The definite period of construction and its original inhabitants are unclear.
There are some rumors about the castle's origin as it was initially constructed as a frontier watch tower in Roman period and extended in time to become a castle and attained the current form in the Byzantine Emperor Justinianus period in 6th century A.D. The ruins of a bath, cisterns, small mosque and various other structures are located inside the castle.
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