Araban

 ( Populated Places In Gaziantep Province ) 

Araban () is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its area is 592 km², and its population is 32,933 (2022). The district was established in 1957.

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History The city was historically known as Raban. In October/November 958, the Byzantine Empire led by John Tzimiskes and Basil Lekapenos managed to defeat Sayf al-Dawla of the Hamdanids at the Battle of Raban.

Raban was ruled by the Armenian ruler Kogh Vasil, following the First Crusade in 1097. It was captured by Mesud I in April 1150, before it was burned by the Mongols in the 13th century. In 1268, King Hethum I had to surrendered several fortresses including Raban to Baibars, who had imprisoned Hethum's son, Leo, following the Battle of Mari.

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Composition There are 49 mahalle in Araban District: Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

• Akbudak
• Akkoç
• Altınpınar
• Aşağıkaravaiz
• Aşağıyufkalı
• Bağlıca
• Başpınar
• Beydili
• Çiftekoz
• Dağdancık
• Doğan
• Dumlupınar
• Elif
• Emirhaydar
• Erenbağ
• Esentepe
• Eskialtıntaş
• Fakılı
• Fevziçakmak
• Fıstıklıdağ
• Gelinbuğday
• Gökçepayam
• Güllüce
• Gümüşpınar
• Güzey
• Hasanoğlu
• Hisar
• Kale
• Karababa
• Karacaören
• Köklüce
• Körhacıobası
• Küçüklü
• Mehmet Gökçek
• Muratlı
• Nurettin
• Sarıkaya
• Sarıtepe
• Şerif Peri
• Tarlabaşı
• Taşdeğirmen
• Turgut Özal
• Yaylacık
• Yeni Altıntaş
• Yeşilova
• Yolveren
• Yukarıkaravaiz
• Yukarıyufkalı
• Ziyaret

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See also

• Roman mausoleums of Araban

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Sources

• Kate Raphael (2025). 9781136925269, Routledge. ISBN 9781136925269

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External links

• District governor's page

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