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Gaziantep

Gaziantep · Turkey
City population
2,222,415
#5
in Turkey
#1
in Gaziantep
#176
worldwide
AnkaraGaziantep
37.059, 37.383 · 506 km from Ankara
City population
2,222,415
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Turkey
#5
of 416 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#176
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Turkey
2.6%
of the national population

About Gaziantep

Turkey's fifth-largest city, Gaziantep holds 2.6% of the national population with 2,222,415 residents. Situated 506 km from Ankara, the city stands at 842 m elevation. Nizip lies 37 km away with a population of 82,308; Kilis is 45 km distant with 111,648 residents.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Turkey
#5of 416
LargestSmallest
Position in Gaziantep
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Turkey
Region
Gaziantep
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
506 km
to Ankara
Elevation
842 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Coordinates
37.059, 37.383
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 416 in Turkey

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

37KMNizip82K people45KMKilis112K people48KMPazarcık24K people53KMBirecik44K people60KMI‘zāz66K people · Syria

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Gaziantep2.22M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Gaziantep compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Gaziantep2.22M

Gaziantep Population FAQ

What is the population of Gaziantep?

Gaziantep has a city population of 2,222,415. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Gaziantep?

Gaziantep is in Gaziantep, Turkey, 506 km from the capital, Ankara. Its coordinates are 37.059, 37.383.

How big is Gaziantep compared with other cities in Turkey?

It is the 5th largest of the 416 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkey, holding 2.6% of the national population.

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