Islahiye

Islahiye
Islahiye
Location of Islahiye in Turkey
Coordinates:
Country  Turkey
Region Southeastern Anatolia
Province Gaziantep
Area
 • City 821 km2 (317 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Density 95.9/km2 (248.4/sq mi)
 • Urban 30,942
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 27800
Area code(s) +(90)342
Website www.yerelnet.org.tr

Islahiye (Turkish İslahiye) is a town and district of Gaziantep Province in southeastern Turkey. It is a railway border crossing into Syria.

The train station of Islahiye is the last stop on the railway to Damascus in Syria. Since March 2001, a regular train line runs once a week between Syria and Iran via Islahiye.[1]

The state road D.825, which connects Gaziantep with Antakya, runs through Islahiye.

References

  1. ^ "Ulaşım" (in Turkish). Islahiye Kaymakamlığı. http://www.islahiye.gov.tr/?islahiye=61. Retrieved March 15, 2009.