Kilis Province

Kilis Province (Turkish: Kilis ili) is a province in southern Turkey, on the border with Syria. It used to be the southern part of the province of Gaziantep and was formed in 1994. The city of Kilis is home to over 75% of the inhabitants of the province; the other towns and villages are very small.

Kilis Province
Kilis ili
Province of Turkey
A stone house in Alahan, a village on the Syrian border
Location of Kilis Province in Turkey
CountryTurkey
RegionSoutheast Anatolia
SubregionGaziantep
Largest CityKilis
Government
 • Electoral districtKilis
 • Governorİsmail Çataklı
Area
 • Total1,642 km2 (634 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total147,919
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Area code0348
Vehicle registration79

Geography

Kilis is located in the southern foothills of the Taurus Mountains west of the Euphrates River on the northern edge of the Syria Plain. The district contains areas of good agricultural land, watered by small rivers and 68% of the land area of Kilis is planted. Almost 4% of Turkey's grape production comes from Kilis. Other important agricultural products are olives, fruit, wheat, barley and tobacco. A Mediterranean climate dominates over the region, which is around 60 to 80 km away from the sea. Winters are cool and rainy, spring and fall months warm, and summers are hot. Average winter temperatures are 4 to 7 degrees Celsius, while in summer the temperatures do not fall under 25 degrees Celsius.

There is a border crossing into Syria, from where the road goes south to the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Kilis is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Districts

The province is divided into 4 districts, listed below with their official estimates of population as at 2022: Elbeyli (5,594), Kilis (the capital district) (125,079), Musabeyli (12,390) and Polateli (4,856).

Prominent citizens
  • Former chief-of-staff General Doğan Güreş was later Member of Parliament for Kilis.
  • Army general İzettin İyigün was born in Kilis (1938).
  • Columnist and beauty contest judge Hıncal Uluç was born in Kilis (1939).
  • Poet and veterinarian, Seyfettin Başcıllar, was born in Kilis (1930–2002).

Education

Kilis 7 Aralık University is located in Kilis and has around 8000 undergraduate and graduate students from all around the world.

Kilis 7 Aralık University Main Gate

See also

References
    • Turkish Statistical Institute. "TÜİK 2007 estimates for Kilis". Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
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