Places · city
Aintab
Antep (modern Turkish: Gaziantep). Site of the 1920-21 siege.
37.0660, 37.3780
- Armenian
Place context
Baseline place context
Aintab is recorded as a city. Alternate names and historical labels: Antep (modern Turkish: Gaziantep). Site of the 1920-21 siege.. Coordinates are 37.066, 37.378.
Seeded demographic observations include 1914 Armenian 28%; 1923 Armenian. Linked events include Siege of Aintab.
This baseline note identifies why the place exists in the atlas and should be replaced by a richer treatment of settlement, administrative history, demographic change, and connected events. editorial
Demographics over time
| Year | People | Share | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Armenian | 28% | 22,000 | Richard G. Hovannisian, Simon Payaslian (eds.) |
| 1923 | Armenian | , | 0 | Richard G. Hovannisian, Simon Payaslian (eds.) |
Events located here
| Year | Event | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Siege of Aintab | battle |