Ceylanpınar ( ku, Serêkaniyê, ar, رأس العين Ra's al 'Ayn, ota, رأس العين ''Resülayn'') is a district of
Şanlıurfa Province in southeastern
Turkey
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. 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
The Uzbeks ( uz, , , , ) are a Turkic ethnic group native to the wider Central Asian region, being among the largest Turkic ethnic group in the area. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, next to Kazakh and Karakalpak mino ...
, 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
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: ''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
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