Kilis Tarihi - Tarih Öncesi Dönemden Cumhuriyete

According to today's archaeological data, it is impossible not to be moved by reading the sections about the first settlement of Kilis and its surroundings, which has a history of at least five thousand years, starting in the prehistoric period and taking shape with Oylum Mound.

Until recently, Kilis was not taken seriously and even the meaning of its name was not widely known, and we see how deep a history and an intense cultural heritage it actually hosts.

Being a crossroads in both commercial and military terms, Kilis was ruled by 47 different principalities and emirates for thousands of years from the prehistoric period until the declaration of the Republic. This is also why Kilis failed to develop and remained stuck between Carchemish and Aleppo, which constitutes the basis of the problems we experience today.

Kilis (Kurus-Ravendan), which came under the rule of every state established in the Middle East except Roman Macedonia and the Seleucids, has more or le Show More