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Kilis Province and List of ancient settlements in Turkey

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Difference between Kilis Province and List of ancient settlements in Turkey

Kilis Province vs. List of ancient settlements in Turkey

Kilis Province (Kilis ili) is a province in south-central Turkey, on the border with Syria. It used to be the southern part of the province of Gaziantep and was formed in 1994. The town of Kilis is home to around 67% of the inhabitants of the province; the other towns and villages are very small. Below is the list of ancient settlements in Turkey.

Similarities between Kilis Province and List of ancient settlements in Turkey

Kilis Province and List of ancient settlements in Turkey have 2 things in common (in Unionpedia): Gaziantep Province, Hittites.

Gaziantep Province

Gaziantep Province (Gaziantep ili) is a province in south-central Turkey. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep, which had a population of 1,931,836 in 2015. Its neighbours are Adıyaman to the north, Şanlıurfa to the east, Syria and Kilis to the south, Hatay to the southwest, Osmaniye to the west and Kahramanmaraş to the northwest. An important trading center since ancient times, the province is also one of Turkey's major manufacturing zones, and its agriculture is dominated by the growing of pistachio nuts. In ancient times, first under the power of Yamhad, then the Hittites and later the Assyrians controlled the region. It saw much fighting during the Crusades, and Saladin won a key battle there in 1183. After World War I and the Ottoman Empire's disintegration, it was invaded by the forces of the French Third Republic during the Turkish War of Independence. It was returned to Turkish control after the Treaty of Lausanne was signed, formally ending hostilities between Turkey and the Allies of World War I. Originally known as Antep, the title gazi (meaning veteran in Turkish) was added to the province's and the provincial capital's name in 1921, due to its population's actions during the Turkish War of Independence. Kilis Province was part of Gaziantep Province until it separated in 1994.Turks are majority in the province.

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Hittites

The Hittites were an Ancient Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing an empire centered on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around 1600 BC.

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Kilis Province and List of ancient settlements in Turkey Comparison

Kilis Province has 33 relations, while List of ancient settlements in Turkey has 282. As they have in common 2, the Jaccard index is 0.63% = 2 / (33 + 282).

References

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