Akçakale

For other uses, see Akçakale (disambiguation).

Akçakale (Arabic: أقجة قلعة) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 1,038 km²,^[3] and its population is 123,721 (2022).^[1]

Akçakale
District and municipality
Map showing Akçakale District in Şanlıurfa Province
Akçakale Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Akçakale Akçakale (Şanlıurfa) Show map of Şanlıurfa
Coordinates: 36°42′39″N 38°56′52″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Şanlıurfa
Government
• Mayor	Mehmet Yalçınkaya (AKP)
Area	1,038 km2 (401 sq mi)
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	123,721
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	63500
Area code	0414
Website	www.akcakale.bel.tr

Akçakale forms a divided city with Tell Abyad in Syria, maintaining a border crossing. The Mayor is Mehmet Yalçınkaya (AKP).^[4] The current District Governor is Onur Şan.^[5]

Border towns of Akçakale in Turkey and Tal Abyad in Syria.

Syrian Civil War

Main article: Syrian–Turkish border clashes during the Syrian Civil War

On October 3, 2012, Akçakale was hit by shells from across the Syrian border in Tell Abyad, killing five civilians.^[6][7] In October 2014, there was an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant presence in the town, due to the porous nature of the border at that time between Akçakale and Tell Abyad, which was then part of the Islamic State.^[8]

Geography

There are 120 neighbourhoods in Akçakale District:^[9]

• Acıkuyu
• Adnan Menderes
• Akbilek
• Akçaköy
• Akçalı
• Akdiken
• Akkeçi
• Aksahrınç
• Alatlar
• Alıncak
• Arıcan
• Aşağı Beğdeş
• Aşağı Çinpolat
• Aşağıderen
• Aslanlı
• Atatürk
• Aydınlı
• Ayranlı
• Ayyıldız
• Baykuş
• Bilece
• Bolatlar
• Boybeyi
• Buket
• Bulutlu
• Büyücek
• Büyük Naneli
• Büyüktaş
• Büyüktokaç
• Çakırlar
• Cevher
• Ceylanlı
• Çokalan
• Çömlekçi
• Çukurca
• Deniz
• Dibek
• Donandı
• Dorumali
• Düzce
• Edebey
• Eke
• Ekinyazı
• Erdemler
• Erecek
• Fatih Sultan Mehmet
• Fevzi Çakmak
• Fişenge
• Geçittepe
• Gölbaşı
• Gülveren
• Gündaş
• Güneren
• Güvenç
• Hacıekber
• Hürriyet
• İkizce
• İncedere
• Karatepe
• Kayaca
• Kayalık
• Keçili
• Kelebek
• Kepezli
• Kılıçlı
• Kırmıtlı
• Koruklu
• Köseören
• Küçük Hacıekber
• Kurudere
• Mavitaş
• Menzil
• Mermer
• Milköy
• Narlıova
• Nimet
• Nusretiye
• Ohali
• Okaylar
• Öncül
• Onortak
• Ortaderen
• Ortaören
• Osmanlı
• Pekmezli
• Şahinler
• Şahinsoylu
• Sakça
• Salihler
• Şanlı
• Şefkat
• Şehitnusretbey
• Sevimli
• Seyrantepe
• Sınırgören
• Süleymanşah
• Taşkınlar
• Tatlıca
• Topçu
• Turgut Özal
• Tuzluca
• Uğraklı
• Uğurhan
• Uğurtaş
• Vize
• Yağmuralan
• Yalınlı
• Yazlıca
• Yediyol
• Yeni
• Yenişehir
• Yeşerti
• Yukarı Beğdeş
• Yukarı Çinpolat
• Yukarı Çukurca
• Yukarıderen
• Yusufbey
• Zenginova
• Zeytindalı
• Zorlu

Akçakale is at the southern end of the State road D.885.

Climate

Akçakale has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).

Climate data for Akçakale (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.4 (52.5)	13.6 (56.5)	18.3 (64.9)	24.1 (75.4)	30.5 (86.9)	36.5 (97.7)	40.1 (104.2)	39.6 (103.3)	35.0 (95.0)	28.6 (83.5)	19.7 (67.5)	13.2 (55.8)	25.9 (78.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.0 (42.8)	7.6 (45.7)	11.7 (53.1)	16.7 (62.1)	22.8 (73.0)	28.6 (83.5)	31.7 (89.1)	30.9 (87.6)	26.2 (79.2)	20.3 (68.5)	12.4 (54.3)	7.5 (45.5)	18.6 (65.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.1 (34.0)	2.0 (35.6)	4.9 (40.8)	9.1 (48.4)	14.1 (57.4)	18.9 (66.0)	21.9 (71.4)	21.1 (70.0)	16.7 (62.1)	12.1 (53.8)	5.9 (42.6)	2.6 (36.7)	10.9 (51.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	43.22 (1.70)	39.64 (1.56)	38.35 (1.51)	28.44 (1.12)	22.15 (0.87)	1.31 (0.05)	0.93 (0.04)	0.06 (0.00)	2.36 (0.09)	16.62 (0.65)	37.63 (1.48)	46.38 (1.83)	277.09 (10.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.4	6.4	5.6	4.3	3.1	1.5	2.0	1.0	1.6	2.8	4.3	6.1	45.1
Average relative humidity (%)	72.1	70.1	64.1	59.8	48.2	38.6	38.8	42.7	45.8	52.2	61.7	71.3	55.4
Source: NOAA[10]

Sport

The Akçakale Belediyespor plays in the Akçakale Ilçe Stadium and competes currently in the Turkish amateur league.^[11]