Toprakkale, Osmaniye

Toprakkale
Toprakkale is located in Turkey
Toprakkale
Toprakkale
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°04′01″N 36°08′47″E / 37.06694°N 36.14639°E / 37.06694; 36.14639
CountryTurkey
ProvinceOsmaniye
DistrictToprakkale
Government
 • MayorMehmet Taşöz (AKP)
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
11,411
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
80950
Area code0328
Websitewww.toprakkale.bel.tr
Rocky outcrop with fortress ruins
Site of Toprakkale fortress

Toprakkale is a town in Osmaniye Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Toprakkale District.[2] Its population is 11,411 (2022).[1] It is located at 10 km to the west of Osmaniye. Its name comes from an Abbasid castle near the city.

The town is on a road and rail crossing, a natural intersection of routes between Adana, Hatay and Gaziantep.

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ İlçe Belediyesi Archived 2014-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.