Akçakale Explained

Type:metro district
Akçakale
Coordinates:36.7108°N 38.9478°W
Province:Şanlıurfa
Leader Party:AKP
Leader Name:Mehmet Yalçınkaya
Area Total Km2:1038
Elevation M:360
Population Total:123721
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code:63500
Area Code:0414

Akçakale (Arabic: أقجة قلعة) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 1,038 km2,[2] and its population is 123,721 (2022).[3]

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

See main article: article and Syrian–Turkish border clashes during the Syrian Civil War. On 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

There are 120 neighbourhoods in Akçakale District:[9]

Akçakale is at the southern end of the State road D.885.

Climate

Akçakale has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).

Sport

The Akçakale Belediyespor plays in the Akçakale Ilçe Stadium and competes currently in the Turkish amateur league.[10]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
  2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  4. Web site: Şanlıurfa Akçakale Seçim Sonuçları – Akçakale Yerel Seçim Sonuçları. Şafak. Yeni. 2019-07-11. Yeni Şafak. tr-TR. 2019-11-08.
  5. Web site: Akçakale Kaymakamlığı. www.akcakale.gov.tr. 10 October 2023.
  6. http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2012/10/03/01003-20121003ARTFIG00707-crispation-apres-des-tirs-d-obus-syriens-en-turquie.php La Turquie riposte après des tirs d'obus syriens sur son sol
  7. News: Turkey hits targets inside Syria after border deaths. 3 October 2012. BBC News. 4 October 2012.
  8. Web site: No-one here trusts anyone anymore: Inside an Islamic State stronghold. . Khalel, Sheren. Vickery, Matthew. 25 October 2014.
  9. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
  10. Web site: Akçakale Belediyespor Kulüp bilgileri AmatorFutbol.Org. www.amatorfutbol.org. 2020-03-15.