Place details
Place nameGaziantep
Other namesAyintab, Hamtap
CountryTürkiye
Latitude37.067
Longitude37.35
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Under occupation of British 1919 & French until 1921 when it was a base of Turkish nationalist resistance against occupation of Europeans; neighboring region produces wine, halvahs, baklava, pekmez, aniseed, tobacco & pistachio nuts.