Şahinbey

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Şahinbey (Turkey)
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Basic data
Province (il) : Gaziantep
Coordinates : 36 ° 54 '  N , 37 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 54 '24 "  N , 37 ° 12' 15"  E
Residents : 782,899 (2012)
Telephone code : (+90) 342
Postal code : 27090
License plate : 27
Structure and administration (status: 2014)
Mayor : Mehmet İhsan Tahmazoğlu ( AKP )
Website:
Şahinbey County
Residents : 795,283 (2012)
Surface: 939 km²
Population density : 847 inhabitants per km²
Kaymakam : Selami Aydın
Website (Kaymakam):
Template: Infobox location in Turkey / maintenance / district

Şahinbey ( Kurdish شاهینبەی Şahînbey ) is a district in the south of the Gaziantep Province in southeastern Turkey . Part of Gaziantep City is part of Şahinbey County.

Şahinbey is named after the commander of the Kuvayı Milliye in Antep Şahin Bey, who was killed during the French occupation of the city of Antep after the First World War . In 2009, 721,982 people lived in the entire district.

It is known for its agricultural products in Gaziantep, which include grapes , pistachios and common vegetables.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. a b Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento of November 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed November 9, 2014