Oğuzeli

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Oğuzeli

Total population

30,167

Founded

1946

Elevation679 m

Land area689 km²

Coordinates36.97°, 37.51°

Demographic figures from TurkStat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oğuzeli is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its area is 689 km2, and its population is 36 644 (2025). It is the 6th most populated district of Gaziantep, making it one of the smaller and rural districts alongside Araban, Karkamış, Nurdağı, Yavuzeli. Nevertheless, it is the closest district to the two urban districts of Şehitkamil and Şahinbey that make up Gaziantep City, with its municipal center located just Southeast of the city and the district bordering Hasan Kalyoncu University located at the edge of Şahinbey. As a suburban district, large areas of the district are made of agricultural farms, most particularly used for growing pistachios.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Oğuzeli

İdris-i Bitlisi ve Şükri-i Bitlisi

Ahmet Uğur · 1954

[Books on Turkish local history

Remzi Oğuz Arık · 1936

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Southern Field Cricket

Gryllus bimaculatus

Seen 2026-10-11

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-09-23

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Seen 2025-10-13

Almond Stink Bug

Apodiphus amygdali

Seen 2025-09-19

Camponotus xerxes

Camponotus xerxes

Seen 2025-08-19

Green-underside Blue

Glaucopsyche alexis

Seen 2025-04-10

Emeryopone loebli

Emeryopone loebli

Seen 2024-06-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).