Turkey
Gaziantep Province
Karkamış İlçesi

Gürçay

Gürçay is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village had a population of 123 in 2022 and is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 145 residents
  • Description: mahalle (adminstrative quarter) in Karkamış, Gaziantep, south-central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Barak Girlavik”, “Girlavik”, “Guercay”, “Gürçay, Karkamış”, “Gyurchay”, and “Kırlavik”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Karkamış Dam.

Dam
is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of . It is on the Euphrates River. The foundation of the dam was laid in 1996, and is 4.5 kilometres from the border.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Çiçekalan and Yurtbağı.

Village
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 238. It is located on the east bank of the , very close to the Syrian border. is situated 2½ km east of Gürçay.

Village
, formerly and still informally called Merchamis, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe and had a population of 163 in 2022. is situated 3 km southwest of Gürçay.

Village
, formerly Şara, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . The village had a population of 792 in 2022 and is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe. is situated 5 km northwest of Gürçay.

Gürçay

Latitude
36.88298° or 36° 52′ 59″ north
Longitude
38.02962° or 38° 1′ 47″ east
Population
145
Elevation
342 metres (1,122 feet)
Open location code
8G8WV2MH+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8847981397
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
313376
Wiki­data ID
Q49351350
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Gürçay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Girlevik”
  • German: “Gürçay”
  • Turkish: “Gürçay, Karkamış”
  • Turkish: “Gürçay”
  • Uzbek: “Gürçay”
  • “Gürçay”

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