Kilis

	WARNING: Because of the ongoing civil war in Syria, avoid non-essential travel to the city of Kilis, and do not travel ouside of the city within 10 km of the border with that country.
	Government travel advisories United Kingdom
	(Information last updated 09 Dec 2023)

Kilis is a town in Southeastern Anatolia, just north of the Syrian border.

Understand

Kilis became urbanized mostly during the Ottoman Empire.

As of the early 2020s, the total population of Kilis is about 200,000, roughly half of it natives and the other half Syrian refugees.

On February 6, 2023, Kilis was hit by a devastating earthquake. Many of the city's buildings and landmarks are badly damaged or collapsed.

Get in

There are frequent buses from nearby Gaziantep.

• 1 Kilis bus station (Kilis Otogar). (updated Jan 2022)

See

The historic city centre is made up of narrow streets, which are fascinating to explore.

• 1 Kilis Museum, Akcurun Cd. 27, ☏ +90 348 813 2037. (updated Jan 2022)
• 2 Tekke Mosque. 16th-century Ottoman mosque complex. (updated Jan 2022)
• 3 Kilis Great Mosque (Kilis Ulu Camii). (updated Jan 2022)
• 4 Adnan Menderes Park. (updated Jan 2022)
• 5 Oylum Höyük. Large, prehistoric mound that was settled at least 4,000 years BCE. (updated Jan 2022)

Do

• Halı Saha Stadium. (updated Aug 2018)

Drink

Coffee

• Truva Cafe Ve Eğlence Merkezi, ☏ +90 507 472 22 18. (updated Aug 2018)

Sleep

• Polisevi Hotel, Ekrem Çetin Mahallesi, Yeşiltepe Cd. No:75, ☏ +90 531 260 73 80. (updated Aug 2018)
• Kilis Luna Suite Hotel, ☏ +90 348 814 05 00. (updated Aug 2018)

Learn

• December 7 University, ☏ +90 348 814 26 66. (updated Aug 2018)

Go next

Routes through Kilis

Tokat ← Gaziantep ←

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→ Öncüpınar/al-Salameh → Becomes Syrian road → Tell Rifaat