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Fun fact 3 about Gaziantep

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Gaziantep was the first city in Turkey to be designated as a City of Gastronomy by UNESCO in 2015.

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Gaziantep

Turkey

Country
Turkey
Population
2.2M
Coordinates
37.07, 37.38
149th most populous city in the world

Gaziantep, historically Aintab and still informally called Antep, is a major city in south-central Turkey. It is the capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region.

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