Akçakale () is a municipality and district of Ã
Âanlñurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,038 km<sup>2</sup>, and its population is 123,721 (2022).
Akçakale forms a divided city with Tell Abyad in Syria, maintaining a border crossing. The Mayor is Mehmet Yalçñnkaya (AKP). The current District Governor is Onur Ã
Âan.
Syrian Civil War
On October 3, 2012, Akçakale was hit by shells from across the Syrian border in Tell Abyad, killing five civilians. In October 2014, there was an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant presence in the town, due to the porous nature of the border at that time between Akçakale and Tell Abyad, which was then part of the Islamic State.
Geography
There are 120 neighbourhoods in Akçakale District:
- Acñkuyu
- Adnan Menderes
- Akbilek
- Akçaköy
- Akçalñ
- Akdiken
- Akkeçi
- Aksahrñnç
- Alatlar
- Alñncak
- Arñcan
- AÃ
ÂaÃÂñ BeÃÂdeÃ
Â
- AÃ
ÂaÃÂñ ÃÂinpolat
- AÃ
ÂaÃÂñderen
- Aslanlñ
- Atatürk
- Aydñnlñ
- Ayranlñ
- Ayyñldñz
- BaykuÃ
Â
- Bilece
- Bolatlar
- Boybeyi
- Buket
- Bulutlu
- Büyücek
- Büyük Naneli
- BüyüktaÃ
Â
- Büyüktokaç
- ÃÂakñrlar
- Cevher
- Ceylanlñ
- ÃÂokalan
- ÃÂömlekçi
- ÃÂukurca
- Deniz
- Dibek
- Donandñ
- Dorumali
- Düzce
- Edebey
- Eke
- Ekinyazñ
- Erdemler
- Erecek
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet
- Fevzi ÃÂakmak
- FiÃ
Âenge
- Geçittepe
- GölbaÃ
Âñ
- Gülveren
- GündaÃ
Â
- Güneren
- Güvenç
- Hacñekber
- Hürriyet
- ðkizce
- ðncedere
- Karatepe
- Kayaca
- Kayalñk
- Keçili
- Kelebek
- Kepezli
- Kñlñçlñ
- Kñrmñtlñ
- Koruklu
- Köseören
- Küçük Hacñekber
- Kurudere
- MavitaÃ
Â
- Menzil
- Mermer
- Milköy
- Narlñova
- Nimet
- Nusretiye
- Ohali
- Okaylar
- ÃÂncül
- Onortak
- Ortaderen
- Ortaören
- Osmanlñ
- Pekmezli
- Ã
Âahinler
- Ã
Âahinsoylu
- Sakça
- Salihler
- Ã
Âanlñ
- Ã
Âefkat
- Ã
Âehitnusretbey
- Sevimli
- Seyrantepe
- Sñnñrgören
- SüleymanÃ
Âah
- TaÃ
Âkñnlar
- Tatlñca
- Topçu
- Turgut ÃÂzal
- Tuzluca
- UÃÂraklñ
- UÃÂurhan
- UÃÂurtaÃ
Â
- Vize
- YaÃÂmuralan
- Yalñnlñ
- Yazlñca
- Yediyol
- Yeni
- YeniÃ
Âehir
- YeÃ
Âerti
- Yukarñ BeÃÂdeÃ
Â
- Yukarñ ÃÂinpolat
- Yukarñ ÃÂukurca
- Yukarñderen
- Yusufbey
- Zenginova
- Zeytindalñ
- Zorlu
Akçakale is at the southern end of the State road D.885.
Climate
Akçakale has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).
Sport
The Akçakale Belediyespor plays in the Akçakale Ilçe Stadium and competes currently in the Turkish amateur league.
References