Type: | neighbourhood |
Province: | Gaziantep |
District: | İslahiye |
Fevzipaşa | |
Population Total: | 1173 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 37.1°N 74°W |
Elevation M: | 500 |
Postal Code: | 27800 |
Area Code: | 0342 |
Fevzipaşa is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,173 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4] It is inhabited by Yörüks.[5] [6]
Fevzipaşa is 10km (10miles) north of İslahiye. The highway distance to Gaziantep to the east is 82km (51miles). The Nur Mountains are just to the west of the town and the meadow-lands of Amik are to the east. Although the average altitude of the plains is about 500m (1,600feet), the altitude of the mountainous area west of Fevzipaşa is higher than 1000m (3,000feet). The road from Fevzipaşa to the west is very steep and crooked, therefore usually the longer road to the north which connects Adana to Gaziantep is preferred.
Agriculture is one of the main activities. The town is also known as a railroad town, because of the position of the town on the railroad junction. The railroad from west (via one of the longest tunnels of Turkish railroads) merge with the line traverses Amik plains from north to south, down to Damascus, the Syrian capital.[7] Fevzipaşa railroad station is an important station and many Fevzipaşa residents make their living as railroad employees.