Nurdağı

Nurdağı is a town[3] of Gaziantep Province of Turkey. Nurdağı is 45 km west of the city of Gaziantep. The population was 40,793 as of 2020.

Nurdağı
Nurdağı
Coordinates: 37°10′44″N 36°44′23″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceGaziantep
Government
  MayorÖkkeş Kavak (AKP)
  KaymakamEşref Akça
Area
  District798.34 km2 (308.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Urban
16,947
  District
37,382
  District density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Post code
27970
Websitewww.nurdagi.bel.tr

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck four miles (6 km) from Nurdağı on 6 February 2023. Mass graves were created to bury the overwhelming number of dead in the area.[4]

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. "Gaziantep (Turkey): Districts, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  4. Tondo, L.; Narlı, D. B.; Michaelson, R.; Hezaber, H. (10 February 2023). "No room for the dead as cemeteries in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria fill up". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2023.


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