Kilis Province () is a province in southern Turkey, on the border with Syria. It used to be the southern part of the province of Gaziantep and was formed in 1994. The city of Kilis is home to over 75% of the inhabitants of the province; the other towns and villages are very small. Geography Kilis is located in the southern foothills of the Taurus Mountains west of the Euphrates River on the northern edge of the Syria Plain. The district contains areas of good agricultural land, watered by small rivers and 68% of the land area of Kilis is planted. Almost 4% of Turkey's grape production comes from Kilis. Other important agricultural products are olives, fruit, wheat, barley and tobacco. A Mediterranean climate dominates over the region, which is around 60 to 80 km away from the sea. Winters are cool and rainy, spring and fall months warm, and summers are hot. Average winter temperatures are 4 to 7 degrees Celsius, while in summer the temperatures do not fall under 25 degrees Celsius. There is a border crossing into Syria, from where the road goes south to the Syrian city of Aleppo. Kilis is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude. Districts The province is divided into 4 districts, listed below with their official estimates of population as at 2022: Elbeyli (5,594), Kilis (the capital district) (125,079), Musabeyli (12,390) and Polateli (4,856). Prominent citizens Former chief-of-staff General Doğan Güreş was later Member of Parliament for Kilis. Army general İzettin İyigün was born in Kilis (1938). Columnist and beauty contest judge Hıncal Uluç was born in Kilis (1939). Poet and veterinarian, Seyfettin Başcıllar, was born in Kilis (1930–2002). Education Kilis 7 Aralık University is located in Kilis and has around 8000 undergraduate and graduate students from all around the world. See also List of populated places in Kilis Province References External links Kilis governor's official website Kilis municipality's official website Kilis weather forecast information