Şahinbey | |
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District and
municipality | |
Coordinates: 36°54′24″N 37°12′15″E / 36.90667°N 37.20417°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Gaziantep |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mehmet İhsan Tahmazoğlu ( AKP) |
Area | 960 km2 (370 sq mi) |
Population (2022)
[1] | 941,055 |
• Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Area code | 0342 |
Website |
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Şahinbey is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 960 km2, [3] and its population is 941,055 (2022). [1] It was named after Şahin Bey (1877–1920), a Turkish National Movement commander. It covers the southern part of the agglomeration of Gaziantep and the adjacent countryside. It is the location of a large amount of student housing for the public University of Gaziantep, as well as the site of two private universities: Zirve and Hasan Kalyoncu.
There are 181 neighbourhoods in Şahinbey District: [4]
Two women's football clubs are based in Şahinbey. The 2006-established Gazikentspor playing in the Women's Second League and the 2021-founded Gaziantep Asyaspor, which was promoted to the Women's Super League in the [- 2023–24 season.