District and municipality in Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Ceylanpınar (Kurdish: Serêkaniyê,[2] Arabic: رأس العين Ra's al 'Ayn, Ottoman Turkish: رأس العين Resülayn[3]) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[4] Its area is 1,589 km2,[5] and its population is 90,440 (2022).[1] On the border with Syria, it is reached by a long straight road D.905 across the plain south from Viranşehir. It forms a divided city with Ra's al-'Ayn in Syria and there is a border crossing.
Composition
There are 52 neighbourhoods in Ceylanpınar District:[6]
- 15 Temmuz
- Adnan Menderes
- Akbulut
- Aktepe
- Alaca
- Altınköy
- Aşağıdoruklu
- Aşağıdurmuş
- Aşağıkarataş
- Avcılı
- Aydın
- Aydoğdu
- Bahçelievler
- Boğalı
- Büyükçaylı
- Büyükyenice
- Büyükyıldız
- Ceylan
- Cumhuriyet
- Damlacık
- Dikili
- Düzova
- Ensar
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet
- Gellegöç
- Gültepe
- Gümüş
- Han
- Işıklar
- Maden
- Mehmet Akif Ersoy
- Mevlana
- Muratlı
- Özbek
- Saraççeşme
- Selahaddin Eyyübi
- Seydo Atilla
- Sufra
- Tekinler
- Turgut Özal
- Ulucami
- Yalçınkaya
- Yeniköy
- Yenişehir
- Yeşiltepe
- Yoncalı
- Yukarı Doruklu
- Yukarı Durmuş
- Yukarı Esence
- Yukarı Karataş
- Yukarı Taşlıdere
- Yüksektepe
Immigration
Evren Paşa neighborhood is populated by Uzbeks, who are Afghan refugees.[7]
Climate
Ceylanpınar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh). Summers are extremely hot with virtually no rain at all, winters tend to be cool but can become very cold due to northeasterly winds.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 419.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Urfa'daki Özbek Türkleri Nevruz'u kutladı
- ^ Climate Summary
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ceylanpınar". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
