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Akçakale (Arabic: أقجة قلعة) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,038 km2,[3] and its population is 123,721 (2022).[1]
Akçakale | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Akçakale District in Şanlıurfa Province | |
  Akçakale Location in Turkey  Akçakale Akçakale (Şanlıurfa) | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′39″N 38°56′52″E / 36.71083°N 38.94778°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şanlıurfa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mehmet Yalçınkaya (AKP) |
| Area | 1,038 km2 (401 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 123,721 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 63500 |
| Area code | 0414 |
| Website | www |
Akçakale forms a divided city with Tell Abyad in Syria, maintaining a border crossing. The Mayor is Mehmet Yalçınkaya (AKP).[4] The current District Governor is Onur Şan.[5]
Syrian Civil War
editOn October 3, 2012, Akçakale was hit by shells from across the Syrian border in Tell Abyad, killing five civilians.[6][7] In October 2014, there was an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant presence in the town, due to the porous nature of the border at that time between Akçakale and Tell Abyad, which was then part of the Islamic State.[8]
Geography
editThere are 120 neighbourhoods in Akçakale District:[9]
- Acıkuyu
- Adnan Menderes
- Akbilek
- Akçaköy
- Akçalı
- Akdiken
- Akkeçi
- Aksahrınç
- Alatlar
- Alıncak
- Arıcan
- Aşağı Beğdeş
- Aşağı Çinpolat
- Aşağıderen
- Aslanlı
- Atatürk
- Aydınlı
- Ayranlı
- Ayyıldız
- Baykuş
- Bilece
- Bolatlar
- Boybeyi
- Buket
- Bulutlu
- Büyücek
- Büyük Naneli
- Büyüktaş
- Büyüktokaç
- Çakırlar
- Cevher
- Ceylanlı
- Çokalan
- Çömlekçi
- Çukurca
- Deniz
- Dibek
- Donandı
- Dorumali
- Düzce
- Edebey
- Eke
- Ekinyazı
- Erdemler
- Erecek
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet
- Fevzi Çakmak
- Fişenge
- Geçittepe
- Gölbaşı
- Gülveren
- Gündaş
- Güneren
- Güvenç
- Hacıekber
- Hürriyet
- İkizce
- İncedere
- Karatepe
- Kayaca
- Kayalık
- Keçili
- Kelebek
- Kepezli
- Kılıçlı
- Kırmıtlı
- Koruklu
- Köseören
- Küçük Hacıekber
- Kurudere
- Mavitaş
- Menzil
- Mermer
- Milköy
- Narlıova
- Nimet
- Nusretiye
- Ohali
- Okaylar
- Öncül
- Onortak
- Ortaderen
- Ortaören
- Osmanlı
- Pekmezli
- Şahinler
- Şahinsoylu
- Sakça
- Salihler
- Şanlı
- Şefkat
- Şehitnusretbey
- Sevimli
- Seyrantepe
- Sınırgören
- Süleymanşah
- Taşkınlar
- Tatlıca
- Topçu
- Turgut Özal
- Tuzluca
- Uğraklı
- Uğurhan
- Uğurtaş
- Vize
- Yağmuralan
- Yalınlı
- Yazlıca
- Yediyol
- Yeni
- Yenişehir
- Yeşerti
- Yukarı Beğdeş
- Yukarı Çinpolat
- Yukarı Çukurca
- Yukarıderen
- Yusufbey
- Zenginova
- Zeytindalı
- Zorlu
Akçakale is at the southern end of the State road D.885.
Climate
editAkçakale has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).
| Climate data for Akçakale (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
40.1 (104.2) |
39.6 (103.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.22 (1.70) |
39.64 (1.56) |
38.35 (1.51) |
28.44 (1.12) |
22.15 (0.87) |
1.31 (0.05) |
0.93 (0.04) |
0.06 (0.00) |
2.36 (0.09) |
16.62 (0.65) |
37.63 (1.48) |
46.38 (1.83) |
277.09 (10.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 45.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72.1 | 70.1 | 64.1 | 59.8 | 48.2 | 38.6 | 38.8 | 42.7 | 45.8 | 52.2 | 61.7 | 71.3 | 55.4 |
| Source: NOAA[10] | |||||||||||||
Sport
editThe Akçakale Belediyespor plays in the Akçakale Ilçe Stadium and competes currently in the Turkish amateur league.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-07-11). "Şanlıurfa Akçakale Seçim Sonuçları – Akçakale Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "Akçakale Kaymakamlığı". www.akcakale.gov.tr. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ La Turquie riposte après des tirs d'obus syriens sur son sol, Le Figaro, 04/10/2012
- ^ "Turkey hits targets inside Syria after border deaths". BBC News. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Khalel, Sheren; Vickery, Matthew (25 October 2014). "No-one here trusts anyone anymore: Inside an Islamic State stronghold". Sunday Herald.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Akçakale". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Akçakale Belediyespor | Kulüp bilgileri | AmatorFutbol.Org". www.amatorfutbol.org. Retrieved 2020-03-15.