Kahramanmaraş
Metropolitan municipality in Mediterranean, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Marash" redirects here. For other uses, see Marash (disambiguation) and Maraş (disambiguation).
Kahramanmaraş (Turkish pronunciation: [kahɾaˈmanmaɾaʃ]), historically Marash (Turkish: Maraş; Armenian: Մարաշ) and Germanicea (Greek: Γερμανίκεια), is a city in the Mediterranean region of Turkey and the administrative centre of Kahramanmaraş province. After 1973, Maraş was officially named Kahramanmaraş with the prefix kahraman (Turkish word meaning "heroic") to commemorate the Battle of Marash. The city lies on a plain at the foot of Mount Ahır.
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Kahramanmaraş | |
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Coordinates: 37°35′N 36°56′E | |
Country | Turkey |
Region | Mediterranean |
Province | Kahramanmaraş |
Elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Urban | 571,266 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0344 |
Licence plate | 46 |
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On 6 February 2023, much of the city was destroyed in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes[2] which had their epicentre in Pazarcık and Elbistan in Kahramanmaraş province.[3]