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Islahiye

Islahiye
Islahiye is located in Turkey
Islahiye
Islahiye
Location of Islahiye in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°01′30″N 36°38′04.20″E / 37.02500°N 36.6345000°E / 37.02500; 36.6345000Coordinates: 37°01′30″N 36°38′04.20″E / 37.02500°N 36.6345000°E / 37.02500; 36.6345000
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 D-825 , which connects Gaziantep with Antakya, runs through Islahiye.



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