Map of Gaziantep, Turkey

Gaziantep is the administrative centre of Gaziantep, Turkey, with a population of about 2,222,415. It lies at 37.0594°N, 37.3825°E. Gaziantep is about 506 km (315 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nizip, 37 km to the east.

Gaziantep at a glance

Where is Gaziantep?

• The 5th largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 37 min on the shortest day to 14 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gaziantep

• Nizip — 37 km east
• Kilis — 45 km southwest
• Birecik — 53 km east
• I‘zāz — 60 km southwest, Syria
• Kahramanmaraş — 71 km northwest
• Kabbasin — 72 km south, Syria
• ‘Afrīn — 76 km southwest, Syria
• Al Bāb — 78 km south, Syria
• Manbij — 78 km southeast, Syria
• Tādif — 80 km south, Syria

Largest cities in Gaziantep

• Nizip — 82,308

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002
• Esenyurt — 983,571

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.