Ceylanpınar

Ceylanpınar
District and municipality
Map showing Ceylanpınar District in Şanlıurfa Province
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Coordinates: 36°50′46″N 40°02′56″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Şanlıurfa
Government
• Mayor	Feyyaz Soylu (AKP)
Area	1,589 km^2 (614 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	90,440
• Density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	63570
Area code	0414
Website	www.ceylanpinar.bel.tr

Ceylanpınar (Kurdish: Serêkaniyê,^[2] Arabic: رأس العين Ra's al 'Ayn, Ottoman Turkish: رأس العين Resülayn^[3]) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.^[4] Its area is 1,589 km²,^[5] and its population is 90,440 (2022).^[1] On the border with Syria, it is reached by a long straight road D.905 across the plain south from Viranşehir. It forms a divided city with Ra's al-'Ayn in Syria and there is a border crossing.

Composition

There are 52 neighbourhoods in Ceylanpınar District:^[6]

• 15 Temmuz
• Adnan Menderes
• Akbulut
• Aktepe
• Alaca
• Altınköy
• Aşağıdoruklu
• Aşağıdurmuş
• Aşağıkarataş
• Avcılı
• Aydın
• Aydoğdu
• Bahçelievler
• Boğalı
• Büyükçaylı
• Büyükyenice
• Büyükyıldız
• Ceylan
• Cumhuriyet
• Damlacık
• Dikili
• Düzova
• Ensar
• Fatih Sultan Mehmet
• Gellegöç
• Gültepe
• Gümüş
• Han
• Işıklar
• Maden
• Mehmet Akif Ersoy
• Mevlana
• Muratlı
• Özbek
• Saraççeşme
• Selahaddin Eyyübi
• Seydo Atilla
• Sufra
• Tekinler
• Turgut Özal
• Ulucami
• Yalçınkaya
• Yeniköy
• Yenişehir
• Yeşiltepe
• Yoncalı
• Yukarı Doruklu
• Yukarı Durmuş
• Yukarı Esence
• Yukarı Karataş
• Yukarı Taşlıdere
• Yüksektepe

Immigration

Evren Paşa neighborhood is populated by Uzbeks, who are Afghan refugees.^[7]

Climate

Ceylanpınar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh). Summers are extremely hot with virtually no rain at all, winters tend to be cool but can become very cold due to northeasterly winds.^[8]

Climate data for Ceylanpınar (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.5 (52.7)	13.8 (56.8)	18.7 (65.7)	24.3 (75.7)	31.0 (87.8)	37.5 (99.5)	41.1 (106.0)	40.5 (104.9)	36.1 (97.0)	29.3 (84.7)	20.2 (68.4)	13.4 (56.1)	26.5 (79.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	7.4 (45.3)	11.5 (52.7)	16.6 (61.9)	22.7 (72.9)	29.0 (84.2)	32.2 (90.0)	31.2 (88.2)	26.6 (79.9)	20.2 (68.4)	12.4 (54.3)	7.2 (45.0)	18.6 (65.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	1.9 (35.4)	4.9 (40.8)	9.0 (48.2)	14.0 (57.2)	19.1 (66.4)	22.2 (72.0)	21.2 (70.2)	16.8 (62.2)	11.9 (53.4)	5.8 (42.4)	2.3 (36.1)	10.9 (51.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	44.65 (1.76)	40.79 (1.61)	37.84 (1.49)	33.92 (1.34)	21.01 (0.83)	1.67 (0.07)	0.04 (0.00)	0.19 (0.01)	1.89 (0.07)	19.71 (0.78)	28.36 (1.12)	39.21 (1.54)	269.28 (10.60)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.9	6.3	5.6	4.8	3.1	1.1	0.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	3.9	6.0	42.7
Average relative humidity (%)	73.3	69.1	64.2	59.5	47.1	32.8	32.4	35.2	36.8	46.2	62.1	73.0	52.8
Source: NOAA[9]

References

1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
3. Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 419.
4. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
6. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
7. Urfa'daki Özbek Türkleri Nevruz'u kutladı
8. Climate Summary
9. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ceylanpınar". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2024.