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Akçakale | |
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 Map showing Akçakale District in Şanlıurfa Province | |
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| Coordinates:36°42′39″N38°56′52″E / 36.71083°N 38.94778°E /36.71083; 38.94778 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şanlıurfa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mehmet Yalçınkaya (AKP) |
Area | 1,038 km2 (401 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 123,721 |
| • Density | 119.2/km2 (308.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 63500 |
| Area code | 0414 |
| Website | www |
Akçakale (Arabic:أقجة قلعة) is a municipality anddistrict ofŞanlıurfa Province,Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,038 km2,[3] and its population is 123,721 (2022).[1]
Akçakale forms adivided city withTell Abyad inSyria, maintaining aborder crossing. The Mayor is Mehmet Yalçınkaya (AKP).[4] The currentDistrict Governor is Onur Şan.[5]
On October 3, 2012, Akçakale was hit byshells from across theSyrian border inTell Abyad, killing five civilians.[6][7] In October 2014, there was anIslamic State in Iraq and the Levant presence in the town, due to the porous nature of the border at that time between Akçakale and Tell Abyad, which was then part of the Islamic State.[8]
There are 120neighbourhoods in Akçakale District:[9]
Akçakale is at the southern end of theState road D.885.
Akçakale has ahot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification:BSh).
| Climate data for Akçakale (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 30.5 (86.9) | 36.5 (97.7) | 40.1 (104.2) | 39.6 (103.3) | 35.0 (95.0) | 28.6 (83.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 25.9 (78.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 28.6 (83.5) | 31.7 (89.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | 18.6 (65.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) | 2.0 (35.6) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | 2.6 (36.7) | 10.9 (51.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 43.22 (1.70) | 39.64 (1.56) | 38.35 (1.51) | 28.44 (1.12) | 22.15 (0.87) | 1.31 (0.05) | 0.93 (0.04) | 0.06 (0.00) | 2.36 (0.09) | 16.62 (0.65) | 37.63 (1.48) | 46.38 (1.83) | 277.09 (10.91) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 45.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 72.1 | 70.1 | 64.1 | 59.8 | 48.2 | 38.6 | 38.8 | 42.7 | 45.8 | 52.2 | 61.7 | 71.3 | 55.4 |
| Source:NOAA[10] | |||||||||||||
The Akçakale Belediyespor plays in the Akçakale Ilçe Stadium and competes currently in the Turkish amateur league.[11]
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