How walkable is Gaziantep?
Gaziantep has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 6th most walkable of 10 cities ranked in Turkey.
What's within walking distance
1,656 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Gaziantep. The nearest grocery is Çavuşoğlu Gıda, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Çavuşoğlu Gıda240 m · 3 min
- Yunus gıda340 m · 4 min
- Polat Market420 m · 5 min
- Beyrancı Ejder Usta110 m · 1 min
- Kemalpaşa Beslenme Kulübü140 m · 2 min
- Eski Antep Kebapçısı170 m · 2 min
- Burak Akvaryum140 m · 2 min
- burak giyim merkezi150 m · 2 min
- شركة حلويات ومعجنات بابللي Bablli Patisserie & Sweets180 m · 2 min
- Gaziantep MagaraBası170 m · 2 min
- Metin Dondurma Tatlı ve Kadayıf430 m · 5 min
- Tahmis Kahvesi650 m · 8 min
- Akbank ATM290 m · 4 min
- Bankamatik400 m · 5 min
- Ziraat Bankası ATM820 m · 10 min
- Park160 m · 2 min
- Unnamed park530 m · 7 min
- Şıh Fetulllah Parkı690 m · 9 min
- Özel Deva Anadolu Sağlık Meslek Lisesi260 m · 3 min
- Mimar Sinan Devrim Lisesi550 m · 7 min
- H. Fehime Güleç Elementary560 m · 7 min
- مكتبة عنتاب Gaziantep Kütüphanesi1.0 km · 13 min
- Gaziantep Universitesi1.2 km · 15 min
- Yaşar Cevizli Mağazalari1.4 km · 18 min
- ZaZa Dayının Yeri180 m · 2 min
- Halil Ticaret240 m · 3 min
- Gaziantep Mevlevihanesi Vakıf Müzesi660 m · 8 min
Measured from the representative point at 37.0639, 37.3922. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 352 street intersections per km², and blocks average 54 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 91 to 100, and Gaziantep's score of 97 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 97 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 91 | Map |
| 1 km south | 93 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 93 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 100 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Adana, Turkey | 183 km | 96 |
| Kayseri, Turkey | 250 km | 93 |
| Diyarbakır, Turkey | 268 km | 92 |
| Beirut, Lebanon | 392 km | 95 |
| Damascus, Syria | 407 km | 80 |
Questions about walking in Gaziantep
Is Gaziantep a walkable city?
Yes. Central Gaziantep has a walkability score of 97 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 6th of 10 cities in Turkey and 67th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Turkey?
Ankara is the most walkable of the 10 cities ranked in Turkey, with a score of 100. Gaziantep ranks 6th with 97.
How does Gaziantep compare with nearby cities?
Gaziantep is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Gaziantep scores 97, against Adana (96, 183 km away), Kayseri (93, 250 km away) and Diyarbakır (92, 268 km away).
How is Gaziantep's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Gaziantep it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.