Karakesek
Karakesek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,282. The village is inhabited by Turkmens of the Qiziq tribe.- Type: Village with 1,280 residents
- Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Şehitkamil, Gaziantep, south-central Turkey
- Also known as: “Karakesek, Şehitkamil”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sülüklü and Sultanlar.
Sülüklü
Village
Sülüklü is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 584. The village is inhabited by Turkmens of the Qiziq tribe. Sülüklü is situated 2½ km south of Karakesek.
Sultanlar
Village
Sultanlar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. The village is inhabited by Sunni Turks and had a population of 578 in 2022. Sultanlar is situated 3½ km north of Karakesek.
Beşçeşme
Village
Beşçeşme is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. The village is inhabited by Sunni Turks and had a population of 903 in 2022. Beşçeşme is situated 3½ km west of Karakesek.
Karakesek
- Categories: mahalle and locality
- Location: Şehitkamil, Gaziantep Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.32441° or 37° 19′ 28″ north
Longitude
37.24266° or 37° 14′ 34″ east
Population
1,280
Elevation
918 metres (3,012 feet)
Open location code
8G9V86FV+Q3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Vietnamese—“Karakesek” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Каракесек”
- Dutch: “Karakesek”
- German: “Karakesek”
- Irish: “Karakesek”
- Russian: “Каракесек”
- Tatar: “Каракесек”
- Turkish: “Karakesek, Şehitkamil”
- Turkish: “Karakesek”
- Uzbek: “Karakesek”
- Vietnamese: “Karakesek, Şehitkamil”
- Vietnamese: “Karakesek”
- “Karakesek”
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