Businesses in Karkamış

Categories in Karkamış

Gas Station Community Center Mosques Housing Development Education Elementary School Bakeries Grocery stores and supermarkets Steakhouses Nurseries and garden supplies Cemetery Department Store Adventure & Outdoor Activities Unreachable

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Karkamış

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	11
Gas station	11

Karkamış Facts

Area	316.5 km²
Population	21,662
Male Population	10,619 (49.0%)
Female Population	11,043 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+111.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+22.2%
Median Age	23.9 years (Male: 23, Female: 24.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$26,539 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Etiler Mahallesi
Local Time
Timezone	Türkiye Standard Time
Lat & Lng	36.83452, 37.99830
Postal Codes	27880

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Karkamış Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	10,250	16,021	17,724	19,031	21,662	24,996	29,613
Population Density	32.4 / km²	50.6 / km²	56 / km²	60.1 / km²	68.4 / km²	79 / km²	93.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karkamış Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 22.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Karkamış	+111.3%	+35.2%	+22.2%
Gaziantep Province	—	—	—
Turkey	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karkamış Median Age

Median Age: 23.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Karkamış	23.9 yrs	24.7 yrs	23 yrs
Gaziantep Province	23.3 yrs	23.6 yrs	23 yrs
Turkey	29.3 yrs	29.8 yrs	28.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Karkamış Population Density

Population Density: 68.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Karkamış	21,662	316.5 km²	68.4 / km²
Gaziantep Province	2 million	6,945.1 km²	294 / km²
Turkey	77.8 million	780,782.9 km²	99.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Karkamış Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Karkamış Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,518	$7,303	$10,246	$12,966	$10,978	$17,893	$24,176	$26,539
Total GDP	$50.8M	$65.9M	$102.2M	$140.3M	$124M	$242M	$396.3M	$464.5M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Karkamış CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Karkamış	114,096 tn	5.27 tn	360.5 tons/km²
Gaziantep Province	10,744,255 tn	5.26 tn	1,547 tons/km²
Turkey	435,645,812 tn	5.6 tn	558 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Karkamış CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	114,096 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	5.27 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	360.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/24/18	12:34 AM	5.2	96.1 km	10,000 m	3km ENE of Samsat, Turkey	usgs.gov
8/18/17	4:30 AM	4.3	92.2 km	5,470 m	21km NNW of Araban, Turkey	usgs.gov
3/2/17	11:07 AM	5.6	94.8 km	10,000 m	5km NW of Samsat, Turkey	usgs.gov
5/6/13	6:33 PM	4	92 km	7,400 m	central Turkey	usgs.gov
4/25/13	10:54 PM	4.3	93.8 km	5,300 m	central Turkey	usgs.gov
4/20/13	11:23 PM	3.4	92.5 km	3,400 m	23km SW of Pazarcik, Turkey	usgs.gov
11/14/12	12:01 AM	4.3	94.3 km	12,000 m	central Turkey	usgs.gov
11/13/12	11:55 PM	4.5	92.6 km	13,000 m	central Turkey	usgs.gov
10/16/12	10:25 AM	4.6	92.4 km	14,000 m	central Turkey	usgs.gov
10/16/12	1:16 AM	4.5	81.5 km	9,200 m	central Turkey	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Karkamış

Karkamış, aka Kargamış, is a town and district of Gaziantep Province in southeastern Turkey, next to the site of ancient Karkemish. The population of the town was 2,998 in 2010. is a border checkpoint on the road to Jarabulus in Syria. In 2004, 8,07..

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