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Gaziantep
Gaziantep, historically Aintab and still informally called Antep, is a major city in south-central Turkey. It is the capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region. It is located approximately east of Adana and north of Aleppo, Syria and situated on the Sajur River.
Antakya
Antakya (), Turkish form of Antioch, is a municipality and the capital district of Hatay Province, Turkey, with an area of and a population of around 400,000 people as of 2022. It is in the Hatay Province, which is the southernmost region of Turkey. The city is located in a well-watered and fertile valley on the Orontes River, about from the Levantine Sea.
Kahramanmaraş
Kahramanmaraş (), historically Marash (; ) and Germanicea (), is a city in the Mediterranean region of Turkey and the administrative centre of Kahramanmaraş province. After 1973, Maraş was officially named Kahramanmaraş with the prefix kahraman (Turkish word meaning "heroic") to commemorate the Battle of Marash. The city lies on a plain at the foot of Mount Ahır.
Treaty of Sèvres
peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers at the end of World War I
Sykes–Picot Agreement
secret agreement signed in 1916 between France and the United Kingdom providing for the division of the Middle East at the end of the First World War
Birecik
Birecik (from the Arabic and Syriac al-Bīrah, meaning fortress) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 912 km2, and its population is 93,866 (2023). It lies on the Euphrates.
Nizip
Nizip (; ) is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its area is 944 km2, and its population is 148,386 (2022).
Treaty of Ankara
Treaty between the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and France
Aleppo vilayet
Ottoman province
Deir ez-Zor Camps
Armenian genocide concentration camps
Urfa Resistance
Armenian resistance in Urfa against the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Marash
1920 battle of the Franco-Turkish war
Zeitun Rebellion
Armenian rebellion
Siege of Aintab
1920 siege
Battle of Aleppo
battle fought on 25 October 1918
Battle of Urfa
1920 Turkish military campaign against France