Nizip
District and municipality
Map showing Nizip District in Gaziantep Province
Nizip Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°00′36″N 37°47′50″E / 37.01000°N 37.79722°E / 37.01000; 37.79722
Country	Turkey
Province	Gaziantep
Government
• Mayor	Mehmet Sarı (AKP)
Area	944 km2 (364 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	148,386
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	27700
Area code	0342
Website	www.nizip.bel.tr

Nizip (Medieval Greek: Nisibis or Nisibina; Ottoman Turkish: نزيب^[2]) is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey.^[3] Its area is 944 km²,^[4] and its population is 148,386 (2022).^[1]

It is located 45 km from the city of Gaziantep, 95 km from Şanlıurfa (Edessa), and 35 km from Karkamış.

Demographics[edit]

In early 20th century, the town housed 15,000 people and was mostly inhabited by Turks.^[5]

Composition[edit]

There are 109 neighbourhoods in Nizip District:^[6]

Notable people[edit]

• Cahit Tanyol (1914–2020), Turkish sociologist
• Mehmet Ali Yaprak (1949–2004), Turkish businessman and drug trafficker
• Mustafa Cengiz (1949–2021), businessman who served as the president of sports club Galatasaray S.K.
• Mehmet Görmez (born 1959), former President of the Presidency of Religious Affairs and as such legally the highest level Islamic scholar in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
• Zihni Çakır (born 1969), journalist and author
• Ali Şahin (born 1970), Turkish politician who has been Deputy Minister of European Union Affairs since January 2016.
• Abdulhamit Gül (born 1977), Turkish politician

Gallery[edit]

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  Nizip Town
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  Nizip Town view
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  Nizip Mosque
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  Nizip Arched road
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  Nizip Architectural sight
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  Nizip Architectural detail
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  Nizip Fevkanı church
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  Nizip Fevkanı church
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  Nizip Fevkanı church

See also[edit]

• Battle of Nizip

References[edit]