Ceylanpınar (, Ra's al 'Ayn, ''Resülayn'') is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Şanlıurfa Province
Şanlıurfa Province (; ), also known as Urfa Province, is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey. The city of Şanlıurfa is the capital of the province which be ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 1,589 km
2, and its population is 90,440 (2022).
On the
border with Syria, it is reached by a long straight road
D.905 across the plain south from
ViranÅŸehir
Viranşehir () is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,297 km2, and its population is 207,315 (2022). It is a market town serving a cotton-growing area, 93 km east of the city Şanlıurfa and 53&nbs ...
. It forms a
divided city
''Divided City'' is a novel written by Theresa Breslin and published on 5 May 2005 by Doubleday. The novel is written for teenagers and adults concerning the problems of sectarianism in Glasgow and racism against asylum seekers. with
Ra's al-'Ayn in
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
and there is a
border crossing
Border control comprises measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it als ...
.
Composition
There are 52
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Ceylanpınar District:
* 15 Temmuz
* Adnan Menderes
* Akbulut
* Aktepe
* Alaca
* Altınköy
* Aşağıdoruklu
* Aşağıdurmuş
* Aşağıkarataş
* Avcılı
* Aydın
* AydoÄŸdu
* Bahçelievler
* Boğalı
* Büyükçaylı
* Büyükyenice
* Büyükyıldız
* Ceylan
* Cumhuriyet
* Damlacık
* Dikili
* Düzova
* Ensar
* Fatih Sultan Mehmet
* Gellegöç
* Gültepe
* Gümüş
* Han
* Işıklar
* Maden
* Mehmet Akif Ersoy
* Mevlana
* Muratlı
* Özbek
* Saraççeşme
* Selahaddin Eyyübi
* Seydo Atilla
* Sufra
* Tekinler
* Turgut Özal
* Ulucami
* Yalçınkaya
* Yeniköy
* YeniÅŸehir
* YeÅŸiltepe
* Yoncalı
* Yukarı Doruklu
* Yukarı Durmuş
* Yukarı Esence
* Yukarı Karataş
* Yukarı Taşlıdere
* Yüksektepe
Immigration
Evren PaÅŸa neighborhood is populated by
Uzbeks
The Uzbeks () are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, being among the largest Turkic ethnic groups in the area. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, next to Kazakhs, Kazakh and Karakalpaks, Karakalpak ...
, who are
Afghan refugees
Afghan refugees are citizens of Afghanistan who were forced to flee from their country as a result the continuous wars that the country has suffered since the Afghan-Soviet war, the Afghan civil war, the Afghanistan war (2001–2021) or either p ...
.
Climate
Ceylanpınar has a
hot semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of sem ...
(
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
: ''BSh''). Summers are extremely hot with virtually no rain at all, winters tend to be cool but can become very cold due to northeasterly winds.
Climate Summary
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References
Şanlıurfa
Syria–Turkey border crossings
Populated places in Şanlıurfa Province
Divided cities on the Syria–Turkey border
Districts of Şanlıurfa Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Important Bird Areas of Turkey
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
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