Introducing Kilis Province 3

BC: 1200 on after the fall of the Hittite Empire, before the Aramide (BC: XIII century-VI.Yüzyıl), BC: 1100 into the hands of the Assyrian king II.Tiglat-Pileser in the region, before the Persians Darius the king of the west (BC :521-485) in subsequent years, the king of Macedonia Alexander the Great (BC :336-323) within the framework of policies to spread east, remained within the borders of these civilizations.

After the death of Alexander the Great (BC: 323) approximately 227 years Seleucids / Seleucid (BC :281-64) under the reign of Kilis and region in BC: the Roman Empire in 64 Ciliza sive Urmagiganti name and address, and was.

Roman Empire in 395, is divided into two remained in the territory of Eastern Roman Byzantine and hence Aleppo Syria Theması'na connected with the Byzantine Empire

Caliph Abu Ubaida Hz.Ömer time in 636 thousand surgeon (surgeon Abu Ubeydet-ibn-il) was one of the cities in the border area by participating in the Islamic lands.

V. After a century has lost its former importance of Kilis and the region, the Christian Byzantine Empire until XI.Yüzyıla changed hands between the Muslim Arabs.

In this process, some Turkish tribes and tribes who accepted Islam (especially in Khorasan, Turkistan Oghuz origin), Abbasid control by entering the "Sügur (borders, places in the mouth of the enemy)", "Avasım (border towns)," or "End Zone" called regions, regions were inhabited.

"End of life" and the region known as the Kilis (A'zaz / Azez, Koorosh, Anazarba, Ravanda) the warrior, dizdar (castle, the border guard), der-bend the landlord (the border, the station porter), the black (person fond of worship, sheik of the dervishes), zahid (pious, devout) yerleştirildi.985 Turkish tribes such as the qualified again in the region which was dominated by the Byzantine, Crusader and Urfa was invaded by armies of Crusader XI.Yüzyılda Kontluğu'na started.

Artuqid in 1124 (1101-1231) and Ayyub (1171-1348) rule, then pass into the hands of the region Kölemenler (0.1250 to 1516 the Mamluk Empire); Anazarba, Azez, Kilis and repaired Ravanda strongholds, the present location of the center of the city of Kilis, shopping / commerce center did. This 266-year domination of the Ottoman Sultan Selim, 24 In August 1516 Mercidabik 'ta (current Yavuzlu region), defeating the Mamluk army, put an end to, and annexed to the Ottoman

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