To travel along Turkey's southern border, take the highway which connects Gazi Antep, SanliUrfa and mardin.htm to Syria and Iraq. Gazi Antep, located on a wide and fertile plain cultivated with extensive olive groves and vineyards, produces a variety of agricultural crops. It is especially known throughout Turkey for its excellent pistachios.
Industry also contributes to the local economy.
The 36 towers of the city's fortress were originally constructed in the Justinian era and were later rebuilt by the Seljuks. The Archaeology Museum has important items from Neolithic, Hittite and Roman times. The Hasan Suzer House, from the turn of the century, has been beautifully restored and houses the Ethnographical Museum. The kitchens produce some of the best lahmacun, a delicious pizza topped with spicy meat and heros,and baklava, a honey and nut pastry. West of Gazi Antep, the Duluk forest makes a good day's outing, or you can stay overnight in the campsite.