Araban

Araban (Kurdish: Qale)[3] is a town[4] in Gaziantep Province of Turkey. The population is 9,863 as of 2010.

For places in Iran, see Araban, Iran.
Araban
Araban is located in Turkey
Araban
Araban
Coordinates: 37°25′29″N 37°41′34″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceGaziantep
Government
 • MayorHasan Doğru (AKP)
 • KaymakamOrhan Balcı
Area
[1]
 • District568.42 km2 (219.47 sq mi)
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
10,063
 • District
32,091
 • District density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Post code
27550
Websitewww.araban.bel.tr

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 Kilij Arslan II in 1148–1150, then by Nur ad-Din in 1155. In 1268, King Hethum I had to surrendered several fortresses including Raban to Baibars,[5] who had imprisoned Hethum's son, Leo, following the Battle of Mari.

See also

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. "Gaziantep (Turkey): Districts, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  5. Raphael 2010, p. 112.

Sources
  • Raphael, Kate (2010). Muslim Fortresses in the Levant: Between Crusaders and Mongols. Routledge. ISBN 9781136925269.


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