Gaziantep City

Gaziantep city contains many historical buildings, including the destroyed fortress built by the Byzantine Empire Justinian I, in addition to the mosques of the eleventh and sixteenth centuries, and a medieval theological faculty. It contains an archaeological museum that includes a distinctive collection of recital stamps They were discovered in the area. A quiet city with some popular areas but not crowded.

Gaziantep city was strategically located during the rule of the Crusaders, until it was conquered by Saladin in 1183 and after a long siege that the French took over. The city was the center of the Turkish resistance against the French. In 1921, The city has earned the title of Ghazi, which means brave warrior or veteran; because of its resistance and steadfastness.

Gaziantep is a very important commercial and industrial center in Turkey; it is famous for producing wines, halva, baklava, molasses, pistachios, tobacco, anise seeds, goatskin rugs, brassware, textiles and shelled furniture. The city's inhabitants also work in agriculture, which is famous for the cultivation of many crops such as olives, pistachios, pistachio nuts, and some of the finest and most expensive pistachios in the world.

Historical and tourist attractions in Gaziantep:

Gaziantep city has many ancient monuments of many historical ages such as Byzantium, Abbasid, Seljuk and Roman, so we find momentum in historical and archaeological monuments.

- The city of Zaqmah or Zuhekhma
An ancient city taken by the Romans as their capital. It is located on one of the tributaries of the Euphrates River and has a museum of mosaics with many Byzantine and Roman paintings.

- Gaziantep Castle:
The ancient fortress dates back to the Bronze Age and is very similar to the Syrian citadel of Aleppo.

- Kendrali Church:
Built by the French missionaries during the reign of Napoleon III in 1860.

- Historical mosques:
A large collection of different historical mosques according to the era in which it was built such as:
Al Buwaiji Mosque, Al Sharwani Mosque, Al Omariya Mosque, and Al-Rasam Mosque.

- Archaeological Museums:
There are many museums in the city, such as the Stone and Copper Age Museum, the Archaeological Museum with its ancient monuments, the open Yasmick Museum and the Anthropology Museum.

- Gaziantep Zoo:
The Gaziantep Zoo is the third largest zoo in the world, with its huge trees over a vast area, with a huge number of animals, about 300 species of animals and predators.

As for the field of education in Gaziantep city:
Gaziantep has two universities, one of which is a public university and the other a private university. The two universities have many scientific and literary specialties. The most famous are the engineering specialties, which are famous for the quality of education in all of Turkey and accept 80% of the general secondary or baccalaureate degree. The specialty of medicine is a specialization characterized by quality, but it is difficult to accept students in it requires a total of 90%.