İslahiye
Appearance
Islahiye | |
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Country | Turkey |
Region | Southeastern Anatolia |
Province | Gaziantep |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kemal Vural (AKP) |
Area | |
• District | 817.65 km2 (315.70 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Urban | Template:Turkey district populations |
• District | Template:Turkey district populations |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 27800 |
Area code | +(90)342 |
Website | islahiye.bl.tr |
Islahiye is a town and district of Gaziantep Province in southeastern Turkey. It is a railway border crossing into Syria.
The railway station of Islahiye is the last stop on the railway to Damascus in Syria. Since March 2001, a regular train line runs once a week between Syria and Iran via Islahiye.[2]
The state road D.825, which connects Gaziantep with Antakya, runs through Islahiye.
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Ulaşım" (in Turkish). Islahiye Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved March 15, 2009.