Islahiye is a town and district of

Gaziantep Province Gaziantep Province ( tr, ) is a province in south-central Turkey. It is located in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep. It neighbours Adıy ...

in southeastern Turkey. It is a railway border crossing into

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

. Near İslâhiye is the site of ancient Nicopolis. The railway station of Islahiye is the last stop on the railway to

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

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.

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Syria–Turkey border crossings Populated places in Gaziantep Province Districts of Gaziantep Province Kurdish settlements in Turkey {{Gaziantep-geo-stub

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