Kahramanmaraş, historically known as Marash and Germanicea, is a city in the Mediterranean region of Turkey and the administrative center of Kahramanmaraş Province. It had a population of 571,266 as of 2022. The city is internationally known for dondurma, a traditional stretchy ice cream that originated there and gave rise to globally recognized brands. On February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaraş was struck by a pair of major earthquakes that devastated large parts of its urban area.
Facts
Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Kahramanmaraş (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 37.5875, longitude 36.945278
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 67 m
P2046 (area)
area 3017.0 sq km
Wikidata statement P1082
population = 443575 (Wikidata P1082, as of 2012, preferred rank)
View the Source2. Kahramanmaraş (Wikipedia)
Infobox: elevation_m
568
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 36.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 36.75
37.75 36.75 Csa
4. GeoNames: Kahramanmaraş - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 310859Quote, cities500 record 310859
37.5847 36.92641 P PPLA TR 46 384953 564 Europe/Istanbul
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