Gaziantep

Gaziantep, with the name of old and popular Antep, is a province of Turkey and the eighth most populous city. It has a population of 1,931,836 as of 2016.  It is the first in terms of industry and development in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Is still one of the oldest cities inhabited. Besides these, Gaziantep also has a very important place in Turkish industry and trade. Among these, Gaziantep is located between Anatolia and the Middle East and it is close to the port cities. Among the symbols of Gaziantep are Gaziantep Castle.

Although there are many springs in Gaziantep, there are no natural lakes. Because of this, artificial lakes and dams were built instead of many in the city. The most important stream of the province is the Euphrates River and its branches. There are very few natural forests in the province of Gaziantep. Only 14% of the existing lands are covered with forest areas. Especially oak and red-leaf trees dominate these forests. Oak forests are all broken and under protection. The majority of the redpox forests are artificial forests. The western and northern sides of the province of Gaziantep are surrounded by forests, steppes and meralar. 60 percent of the province's land is arable. This part is covered with fields, fields, olives, pistachios, fruit and vegetable gardens.
The main mountains in the province are the Nur Mountains and the Sof Mountains in the western part of the province. The plate movement between the Nur and the Sof Mountains is a resultant collapse. The highest mountain in the world is the Great Sof Mountain with a height of 1496 meters. The main plains in the province are Islahiye, Barak and Tilbashar plains. Nurdağı and İslahiye in the province of Gaziantep are 1st degree, Yavuzeli and Araban 2nd degree, Oguzeli, Nizip and Karkamış are 3rd degree earthquake regions.