Country Turkey Time zone EET (UTC+2) Licence plate 79 Local time Monday 12:31 PM Area code 0348 | District Kilis central district Postal code 79000 Elevation 540 m Population 1,827 (2010) Province Kilis Province | |
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Kilis yavuzlu k y bayram
Yavuzlu is a belde (town) in Kilis Province, Turkey.
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- Kilis yavuzlu k y bayram
- Map of Yavuzlu DoC49FanlC4B1 Mahallesi 79000 Yavuzlu KC3B6yC3BC2FKilis Merkez2FKilis Turkey
- Yavuzlu k y bayram milli ge i
- Geography
- History
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Map of Yavuzlu, Do%C4%9Fanl%C4%B1 Mahallesi, 79000 Yavuzlu K%C3%B6y%C3%BC%2FKilis Merkez%2FKilis, Turkey
Yavuzlu k y bayram milli ge i
Geography
Yavuzlu is a town in the central district (Kilis) of Kilis Province. At 36°42′N 37°16′E it is only 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Syrian border and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Kilis. The population of Yavuzlu is 1827 as of 2010.
History
During the Roman Empire, a station called Regia was established on the road just outside of Yavuzlu.
The earliest name of the settlement was Tilhabeş undoubtedly a corrupt form of an Arabic name most probably referring to Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi. In the early 16th century the town was a part of Mamluk regime (a clan of Turks and Circassians ruling in Egypt.) In 1517 Ottoman sultan Selim I (also called Yavuz) defeated a Mamluk army in the Battle of Mercidabık and conquered Syria, Palestine and Egypt. Another milestone in town history is during the Turkish War of Independence. The French army captured the town and burnt it. After the war, the town was renamed as Yananköy meaning “Burnt village”. However the town people changed the name to Yavuzlu on behalf of Selim I on 24 August 1960, during the observance of the victory.