Şehitkamil is a 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 Ad ...
of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...
. It is part of
Gaziantep
Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approxi ...
Metropolitan Municipality. It contains the old city, including
Gaziantep Castle, as well as the
University of Gaziantep
Gaziantep University ( tr, Gaziantep Üniversitesi) is a public university in Gaziantep, Turkey. Gaziantep University has 10 faculties, containing a total of 22 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological resear ...
. The population is 593,958 as of 2010. On 20 August 2012,
a bomb attack occurred, killing at least eight and wounding nearly 64 people.
See also
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Gazikentspor, women's football team promoted to the
Turkish Women's First Football League for the 2014–15 season.
References
Populated places in Gaziantep Province
Districts of Gaziantep Province
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