Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Harran, Batman, Turkey, Gaziantep, Diyarbak r, anl urfa, Batman Province, Nusaybin, Mardin, Hasankeyf, Kargam, Ad yaman, Ergani, rnak, Gaziantep Province, anl urfa Province, Sason, Cizre, Diyarbak r Province, Mardin Province, Ad yaman Province, rnak Province, Aintab plateau, Siverek, Silvan, Turkey, Halfeti, Gerger, Ceylanp nar, Suruc, Viran ehir, Islahiye, Midyat, Akcakale, Birecik, Kahta, Manbij plain, Nizip, Golba, Ad yaman, Silopi, dil, Maz da, Ye illi, Samsat, Turkey, Dargecit, Sincik, Besni, Archeparchy of Diyarbakir, K z ltepe, Hilvan, Celikhan, E il, Tut, Turkey, Kefshenne, Dicle, Savur, C nar, Bozova, Omerli, Mardin, Beytu ebap, Bismil, Cermik, O uzeli, Be iri, ehitkamil, Guclukonak, Lice, Turkey, Kozluk, Cungu, ahinbey, Yavuzeli, Kulp, Turkey, Uludere, Hani, Turkey, Kocakoy, Gercu, Nurda, Araban, Hazro, Diyarbak r Province, Uzuncayir. Excerpt: Gaziantep (Turkish pronunciation: ) Ottoman Turkish: Ayintap) previously and still informally called Antep; ayn t b; North Syrian Arabic: nt b, adj. nt b ) is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The metropolitan area in the entire Gaziantep Province had a population of 1.3 million as of 2010, making the city sixth most populous in Turkey. The city has two central districts under its administration, ahinbey and ehitkamil. Gaziantep was originally called Aintap (from Arabic ) but after some centuries the name shifted to Antep. The origin of the name is shrouded in mystery, but there are several theories: In 1921, "Antep" was legally renamed "Gaziantep," meaning "Victorious Antep." A lion from the ancient city of Sam'al (Hittite: Yadiya; Turkish: Zincirli Hoyuk) within the modern Gaziantep Province. Displayed at the Vorderasiatisches Museum (within the Pergamon Museum) in...