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Ceylanpınar ( ku, Serêkaniyê, ar, رأس العين Ra's al 'Ayn, ota, رأس العين ''Resülayn'') is a district of Şanlıurfa Province in southeastern Turkey. On the border with Syria, it is reached by a long straight road across the plain south from Viranşehir. It forms a divided city with Ra's al-'Ayn in
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
and there is a border crossing. The district covers an area of and has a population of 69,774 (2000 census), of whom 44,258 live in the town of Ceylanpınar itself.


Immigration

Evren Paşa neighborhood is populated by Uzbeks, who are
Afghan refugees Afghan refugees are citizens of Afghanistan who were compelled to abandon their country as a result of major wars, persecution, torture or genocide. The 1978 Saur Revolution followed by the 1979 Soviet invasion marked the first wave of inter ...
.


Climate

Ceylanpınar has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification: ''Csa''). Summers are extremely hot with virtually no rain at all, winters tend to be cool but can become very cold due to northeasterly winds.Climate Summary
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References

Şanlıurfa Syria–Turkey border crossings Populated places in Şanlıurfa Province Divided cities on the Turkish-Syrian border Districts of Şanlıurfa Province Important Bird Areas of Turkey Kurdish settlements in Turkey {{Şanlıurfa-geo-stub