Araban district
Sign in to saveAraban () is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its area is 592 km2, and its population is 32,933 (2022). The district was established in 1957.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Araban
- Turkey place.image_map
- Gaziantep location Araban.png
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Araban District in Gaziantep Province
- Turkey place.province
- Gaziantep
- Turkey place.leader_party
- AKP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Hasan Doğru
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 592
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 610
- Turkey place.population_total
- 32933
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 27650
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0342
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 32846
- Area
- 592
- Elevation
- 529
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- urban population
- 33165
- postal code
- 27550
- rural population
- 22900
- inception
- 1957-09-01
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Araban () is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its area is 592 km2, and its population is 32,933 (2022). The district was established in 1957.
==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.
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