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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.

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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