Town in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey
District and municipality in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Pazarcık (Kurdish: Bazarcix) is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,253 km2,[3] and its population is 70,173 (2022).[1] It is in the southeastern part of the province. The cement plant is a major source of greenhouse gas.[4] The town includes Abdals of the Kara Hüseyinler tribe.[5]
On 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Pazarcik.[6]
Composition
There are 84 neighbourhoods in Pazarcık District:[7]
Notable natives
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Emissions Map". Climate TRACE. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 231.
- ^ "Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 11,000". Deutsche Welle. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pazarcık.
- (in Turkish) District governor's official website
- (in Turkish) District municipality's official website