Making up 1.83 % of Turkey's land area, Kahramanmaraş is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.[4]
The majority of the province with around 60% of the total area is covered with mountains, being followed by plateaus and plains. Most of the mountains in the province is part of the SoutheasternTaurus Mountain range. Due to the lowtree line most of the highest areas are bare, but lower regions have forests.[5]
Southern parts of the province has a hot-summer typeMediterranean climate (Csa), including the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş. Northern parts of the province show the characteristics of acontinental climate (Dsa andDsb).[5] At the northernmost parts of the province lays the Elbistan Plain, where the town and district ofElbistan is located. It has acold semi arid climate.
More than 12,600 residents of Kahramanmaraş province were killed during the6 February 2023 earthquakes. Both earthquakes had epicenters in the province.[6] Many large towns and cities includingElbistan had buildings collapse.[7]
Kahramanmaraş has historically been famous for itsgold. Thetextile industry in Kahramanmaraş has only recently developed and mainly operates through the use of machinery.
The province's most famous culinary specialty is Dondurma, also called "Maraş ice cream", available in specialist Ice Cream shops throughout Turkey. The ice cream has an elastic consistency and is served with knife and fork, often accompanied by a slice ofbaklava. It melts in the mouth while chewed, with a consistency similar to bubble gum.
Maraşred peppers (Turkish:kırmızı biber) are also well known for its aroma,Vitamin C content, and moderate hotness. Maraş pepper is different from far-east chilies as dried with support of Scientific Investigations and Universities which contains noaflatoxin and no diseases.
