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İslahiye

Also known as Islahiye

İslahiye is a town in Gaziantep province in southern Turkey, in a valley east of the Nur Mountains. Nearby lies the mound of Zincirli, site of ancient Sam'al, an Iron Age kingdom whose palaces and inscriptions have been excavated since the 1880s. The town was badly damaged in the earthquakes of February 2023.

İslahiye
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Sam'al

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). İslahiye. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/islahiye
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