Şahinbey is a district of Gaziantep Province of Turkey named after Şahin Bey (1877-1920), a Turkish National Movement commander. It is part of Gaziantep Metropolitan municipality. The population is 730,562 as of 2010. 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.
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Coordinates: 36°54′24″N 37°12′15″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Gaziantep |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mehmet İhsan Tahmazoğlu (AKP) |
• Kaymakam | Cemalettin Yılmaz |
Area | |
• District | 938.78 km2 (362.46 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 782,899 |
• District | 795,283 |
• District density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Post code | 27090 |
Website | www.sahinbey.bel.tr |
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