Nurdağı

Nurdağı () is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its area is 697 km2, and its population is 41,322 (2022). Nurdağı is west of the city of Gaziantep.

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Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Nurdağı
Turkey place.image_skyline: Nurdağı - panoramio.jpg
Turkey place.image_map: Gaziantep location Nurdağı.png
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Nurdağı District in Gaziantep Province
Turkey place.province: Gaziantep
Turkey place.leader_party: AKP
Turkey place.leader_name: Yakup Bahar
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 697
Turkey place.population_total: 41322
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.postal_code: 27840
Turkey place.area_code: 0342

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Official name: Nurdağı
Population: 40151
Image: Nurdagi1.jpg

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rural population: 20435
Commons category: Nurdağı
postal code: 27970
urban population: 40843
native label: Nurdağı
name in kana: ヌルダウ

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Nurdağı () is a municipality and district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its area is 697 km2, and its population is 41,322 (2022). Nurdağı is west of the city of Gaziantep.

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck from Nurdağı on 6 February 2023, causing widespread devastation in the district and around 2,500 deaths. Mass graves were created to bury the overwhelming number of dead in the area.