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Kilis Province

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province in south Turkey

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Kilis Province is a region located in southern Turkey, situated near the border with Syria. It matters as an important area in Turkey's southeast, particularly due to its strategic location and role in the country's border dynamics.

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Wikidata facts

Country
Turkey
Located in
Turkey
Continent
Asia
Capital
Kilis
Official language
Turkish
Population
129263
Area
1412
Elevation
640
Shares border with
Aleppo Governorate
Image
Districts of Kilis.png
Households
44712
Life expectancy
79.29
Dialing code
348
Licence plate code
79
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Commons category
Kilis Province
topic's main category
Category:Kilis Province
category for people born here
Category:Births in Kilis Province
category of associated people
Category:People from Kilis Province
postal code
79000–79999
native label
Kilis ili
male population
65343
female population
63920
different from
Kilis
annual number of weddings
1194
suicide rate
1.98
total fertility rate
1.35
mean age
28.08
minimum temperature record
-12.0
maximum temperature record
47.6
name in kana
キリス
water as percent of area
0.11
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Encyclopedic overview

Kilis Province (Turkish: Kilis ili) is a province in southern Turkey, on the border with Syria. Its area is 1,412 km, and its population is 147,919 (2022). The province was created in 1995 from the southern part of Gaziantep Province. The city of Kilis is home to over 75% of the inhabitants of the province; the other towns and villages are very small.

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