Şehitkamil | |
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Coordinates: 37°04′29″N 37°23′51″E / 37.07472°N 37.39750°ECoordinates: 37°04′29″N 37°23′51″E / 37.07472°N 37.39750°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Gaziantep |
Government | |
• Mayor | Muhammet Rıdvan Fadıloğlu (AKP) |
• Kaymakam | Haluk Tunçu |
Area | |
• District | 1,198.70 km2 (462.82 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Urban | 638,460 |
• District | 672,159 |
• District density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Şehitkamil (Kurdish: Alêban) is a district of Gaziantep Province of Turkey. It is part of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality. It contains the old city, including Gaziantep Castle, as well as the University of Gaziantep. The population is 593,958 as of 2010. On 20 August 2012, a bomb attack occurred, killing at least eight and wounding nearly 64 people.