Islahiye | |
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Location of Islahiye in Turkey | |
Coordinates: 37°01′30″N 36°38′04.20″E / 37.02500°N 36.6345000°ECoordinates: 37°01′30″N 36°38′04.20″E / 37.02500°N 36.6345000°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Region | Southeastern Anatolia |
Province | Gaziantep |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kemal Vural (AKP) |
Area | |
• District | 817.65 km2 (315.70 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Urban | 32,342 |
• District | 66,193 |
• District density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 27800 |
Area code(s) | +(90)342 |
Website | islahiye.bl.tr |
Islahiye is a town and district of Gaziantep Province in southeastern Turkey. It is a railway border crossing into Syria.
The railway station of Islahiye is the last stop on the railway to Damascus in Syria. Since March 2001, a regular train line runs once a week between Syria and Iran via Islahiye.
The state road , which connects Gaziantep with Antakya, runs through Islahiye.