Gaziantep Tourist Map With Attractions Visiting Places

Gaziantep, a province and the eighth most populous city in Turkey.

Etymology
The oldest known name of Gaziantep is Antiochia ad Taurum given by the Romans. "Antiochia ad Taurum" means Latin "Antioch across the Taurus". Then the Arabs who conquered the city called the city Ayıntap. Some of the rumors about the origin of the name Ayıntap;

    The name "Ayıntap" is derived from "Hantap", which means "han land" in Hittite language. This name has been said to Ayintap.
    "Ayıntap" means plenty of Persian fountain.
    "Ayın" means Arabic eye, "tap" means fountain. In other words, "Ayıntap" means the eye of the Arabic spring.
    "Ayıntap" was named after Ayni, a king who used to live in this region.
    The name "Ayıntap" means a glowing city.
    The name "Ayıntap" also means "Beautiful Fountain".

However, the accuracy of any of these rumors is not certain. The name Ayıntap takes different situations in time such as Antep, Entep and Antap. The most common of these names is Antep. A law passed in 1921 (after the Antep Defense) gave Antep the title of Gazi.

The Kurdish name of Gaziantep, which is a province where the Kurdish population lives today, is Dîlok.

history
Early ages
Dülük (Dolikhe or Doliche), located near Gaziantep, is the oldest city in this region. It is known from the archaeological excavations that people have lived in this city since the Paleolithic period. However, Dülük was able to become a permanent settlement after the Early Bronze Age. This city is very developed because it is located on the Silk Road.
When the city was first founded under Babylon, the city passed into the hands of the Hittites in 1700 BC. After the Hittites, the city passed to Egyptian rule and it was ruled by Medes, Assyrians and Persians in chronological order between 700 and 546 BC. In the 6th century BC, the administration of the Macedonian, Seleucid and Comagene civilizations began. Antep, which was home to various civilizations, was in the Arab and Aleppo Province in the early periods when it was conquered by the Ottomans in 1516. As a result of the formation of Dulkadir State in 1531, it remained in this province until 1818. As of this date, the province of Aleppo was reinstated as a starboard. The city has an important place in Ottoman urban culture.

A new city
The Romans established a new city called Antiochia ad Taurum near Dülük. This city became one of the centers that Jesus, one of Jesus' disciples, chose to spread Christianity. The city passed into the hands of the Byzantine Empire in 395 AD. In 636 AD, the caliph Omar bin Khattab took the Ayıntap and Hatay region from the Byzantines to spread Islam. In this way, the people of Ayıntap accept Islam. Meanwhile, Dülük is rapidly losing its old importance.
After Alp Arslan's victory in the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the city passed under the Seljuk rule. The city, which was captured by the Ayyubids for a period, passed under the sovereignty of the Dulkadiroğulları in 1389 and the Mamluk State in 1471 when the Mongols attacked Ayıntap in 1270.

Ottoman administration
After the victory of Yavuz Sultan Selim in the Battle of Mercidabık in 1516, Ayıntap took over the Ottoman rule. During the Ottoman period, many mosques, madrasahs, inns and baths were built in the city. Between 1516 and 1596, the city was very developed in terms of production, trade and handicrafts. Evliya Çelebi, who visited the city twice in 1641 and 1671, writes that there are 22 neighborhoods, 8 thousand houses, 100 mosques, madrasas, inns, baths and a covered bazaar. sought from everywhere, many hamlets, abundance and efficiency, endless food and beverage fountains and rivers, this is 'Şehir-i Ayıntab-ı Cihan'. During the Ottoman period, Ayıntap was never in its own province, but first in Maraş (now Kahramanmaraş) and then in Aleppo. However, Ayıntap's culture was not affected much by the Arab culture.

Antep Defense
After the First World War, the Ottoman Empire fell apart with the Treaty of Mondros. Antep was left to the United Kingdom on 17 December 1918 and to France on 5 November 1919. The Armenian Legion also took part in this war.

The people of Antep started resistance in 1920 when the French troops settled in Antep. In January 1920, gangs under the command of Karayilan ambushed a French cavalry. Şahin Bey fights against French soldiers in Antep until March 1920 with his 200-strong militia. The people of Antep surrendered on 9 February 1921. The war lasts 10 months. On 25 December 1921, according to the Ankara Agreement, French troops emptied the city.

Republican period
Gaziantep, in 1987 with the law numbered 3398 won the title of metropolitan. Initially, two districts (Şahinbey and Şehitkamil) were included in the boundaries of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality. With the Law No. 5216 enacted in 2004, the boundaries of the metropolitan municipality were accepted as the center of the governorship building and expanded to the boundaries of the flat with a radius of 30 kilometers. The districts within these boundaries became metropolitan district municipalities. Law No. 6360 issued in 2012 by Turkey after the 2014 local elections, boundaries of metropolitan municipalities was provincial territorial boundaries.

Syria Civil War in 2013, NATO member Turkey to Gaziantep Island for the military to move against any military moves and Kahramanmaras then Turkey MIM-104 Patriot's request was placed.