Araban
District and municipality
Map showing Araban District in Gaziantep Province
Map showing Araban District in Gaziantep Province
Araban is located in Turkey
Araban
Araban
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°25′29″N 37°41′34″E / 37.42472°N 37.69278°E / 37.42472; 37.69278
CountryTurkey
ProvinceGaziantep
Government
 • MayorHasan Doğru (AKP)
Area
592 km2 (229 sq mi)
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
32,933
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
27650
Area code0342
Websitewww.araban.bel.tr

Araban (Kurdish: Qale)[2] is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 592 km2,[4] and its population is 32,933 (2022).[1] The district was established in 1957.[5]

History

The city was historically known as Raban. In October/November 958, the Byzantine Empire led by John Tzimiskes and Basil Lekapenos managed to defeat Sayf al-Dawla of the Hamdanids at the Battle of Raban.

Raban was ruled by the Armenian ruler Kogh Vasil, following the First Crusade in 1097. It was captured by Mesud I in April 1150, before it was burned by the Mongols in the 13th century.[6] In 1268, King Hethum I had to surrendered several fortresses including Raban to Baibars,[7] who had imprisoned Hethum's son, Leo, following the Battle of Mari.

Composition

There are 49 neighbourhoods in Araban District:[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 35. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Raban" (in French). orient-latin.com.
  7. ↑ Raphael 2010, p. 112.
  8. ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

Sources

  • Raphael, Kate (2010). Muslim Fortresses in the Levant: Between Crusaders and Mongols. Routledge. ISBN 9781136925269.


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