Kilis

E512326

Kilis is a small Turkish city near the Syrian border known for its strategic location, cross-border trade, and distinctive regional cuisine.

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Label Occurrences
Kilis canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
provincial capital
agriculturalProduct grape
olive
pistachio
areaCode 348
borderGate Öncüpınar Border Gate NERFINISHED
borderRegion Turkey–Syria border NERFINISHED
climate hot-summer Mediterranean climate
coordinateLatitude 36.7167
coordinateLongitude 37.1167
country Turkey
countryCode TR
distanceToGaziantep_km approximately 60
economicActivity agriculture
trade
elevation_m approximately 640
governingBody Kilis Municipality NERFINISHED
hasBorderCrossingWith Syria NERFINISHED
hasCuisineInfluenceFrom Aleppo NERFINISHED
Gaziantep NERFINISHED
hasRefugeePopulation Syrian refugees
hasUniversity Kilis 7 Aralık University NERFINISHED
historicalControl French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (nearby region) NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Northern Syria NERFINISHED
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
joinedTurkey 20th century
knownFor cross-border trade
regional cuisine
strategic location
locatedIn Kilis Province NERFINISHED
Southeastern Anatolia Region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Aleppo Governorate NERFINISHED
Syrian border
nearbyMajorCity Gaziantep NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Turkish
partOf Fertile Crescent region NERFINISHED
postalCodePrefix 79000
region Southern Turkey NERFINISHED
religionMajority Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
subdivisionType province capital
timeZone TRT
traditionalDish bulgur-based dishes
kebab varieties
kibbeh (içli köfte)
utcOffset +3
vehicleRegistrationCode 79

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