Gaziantep @ Travel Turkey

Planning a Turkish holiday: southeastern Anatolia
An oblique rectangle with its corners turning on Malatya, Gaziantep, Van and Hakkari, it's a huge area where every day is bound to throw up surprises. Things won't always go as smoothly as you planned, and communication can sometimes be tricky in a ... March 3, 2011
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Turkish food delights busy cooks
One place that stands out is Gaziantep, fabled for its cuisine. "It has the reputation for being home to the best ali nazik kebabs, the best kadaif, the best lahmacun... in fact, the best you-name-it," Kitchen writes. It is in Gaziantep that the March 1, 2011
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Frozen Gaziantep food served from Turkey to the world
The Sahan Restaurants chain is now preparing to export some of the region's specialties to northern Cyprus and Iran, weighing offers to enter the European market as well. - September 24, 2010 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=frozen-gaziantep-food...

Gaziantep is the probable site of the Hellenistic city of Antiochia ad Taurum ("Antiochia in the Taurus Mountains"). The ruins of the Doliche (Turkish: Dülük) lie a few kilometers to the north of the city center and they are located in the natural setting of a forest arranged into a recreational area also including picnic and camping facilities.

Gaziantep is one of the most developed provinces of the region and is also one of the oldest, its history reaching as far back as the Hittites. Being the center of pistachio cultivation in Turkey and with its extensive olive groves and vineyards, Gaziantep is one of the important agricultural and industrial centres of Turkey.

Zeugma mozaics in Gaziantep Archaeology Museum in the center of the city stands the Gaziantep Fortress and the Ravanda citadel as reminders of past. The Archaeological Museum, with its important collections from Neolithic and the Hittite ages as well as the Roman and Commagene times, attracts many visitors. A recent addition to the Museum's riches is the Roman mozaics discovered in Zeugma. The surroundings of the city are also full of valuable Hittite remains. The Hasan Süzer House, which has been restored to its original state, now houses the Ethnographical Museum. Yesemek Sculpture Workshop, 30 kilometers south of the town of Islahiye, is one of the world's first of this kind. Some of the other historical remains are the Zeugma (called also Belkıs in Turkish), and Kargamış ruins by the town of Nizip and slightly more to the north, Rumkale.

How to get there

There are daily flights from İstanbul to Gaziantep as well as buses from Ankara and most major towns in the vicinity. You can even get here from Adana by train.

Where to stay

- Anadolu Evleri Tel: 0342-220 9525
- Belkis Han Tel: 0342-220 2020
- Nil Hotel Tel: 0342-220 9452

Gaziantep Article on Wikipedia

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