Oncupinar

Öncüpınar is a village in Kilis Province, Turkey, on the border with Syria. It lies south of the city of Kilis, and north of the Syrian town of Azaz. Öncüpınar's postal code is 79000.[1] The closest major cities in Turkey include Gaziantep, Osmaniye and Kahramanmaraş. Aleppo, Syria is also close.

A border gate with the same name (Öncüpınar Border Gate, or Öncüpınar Hudut Kapısı in Turkish[2]) opens to Syria here, and the Kilis Öncüpınar Accommodation Facility, a camp for refugees fleeing the Syrian Civil War is at this village.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.postakoduara.com/kilis_kilis_koyler_oncupinar-koyu/
  2. ↑ http://www.kilis.pol.tr/Sayfalar/birimlerimiz_oncupinar.aspx

Coordinates: 36°38′38″N 37°05′15″E / 36.64389°N 37.08750°E / 36.64389; 37.08750

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