Nizip

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.

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

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

• 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

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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

• Battle of Nizip