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Araban
District and municipality in Gaziantep, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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.
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Composition
There are 49 neighbourhoods in Araban District:[8]
- Akbudak
- Akkoç
- Altınpınar
- Aşağıkaravaiz
- Aşağıyufkalı
- Bağlıca
- Başpınar
- Beydili
- Çiftekoz
- Dağdancık
- Doğan
- Dumlupınar
- Elif
- Emirhaydar
- Erenbağ
- Esentepe
- Eskialtıntaş
- Fakılı
- Fevziçakmak
- Fıstıklıdağ
- Gelinbuğday
- Gökçepayam
- Güllüce
- Gümüşpınar
- Güzey
- Hasanoğlu
- Hisar
- Kale
- Karababa
- Karacaören
- Köklüce
- Körhacıobası
- Küçüklü
- Mehmet Gökçek
- Muratlı
- Nurettin
- Sarıkaya
- Sarıtepe
- Şerif Peri
- Tarlabaşı
- Taşdeğirmen
- Turgut Özal
- Yaylacık
- Yeni Altıntaş
- Yeşilova
- Yolveren
- Yukarıkaravaiz
- Yukarıyufkalı
- Ziyaret
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