Kahramanmaraş

American

[kahr-uh-muhn-muh-rahsh, kah-rah-main-mairahsh] / ˌkɑr ə mən məˈrɑʃ, ˌkɑ rɑ mɛənˈmɛərɑʃ /

noun

a city in S Turkey, near the Taurus mountain range.

Example Sentences

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Chef and television personality Türev Uludağ, with the help of his team and growing community, is feeding thousands of people through kitchens in Osmaniye, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Elbistan, Adıyaman, Gaziantep, Iskenderun and more.

From Salon

Hundreds of buildings are reported to have been destroyed in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş, to the north of the epicentre.

From BBC

After the funeral of a Turkish soldier killed in Idlib in the southeastern town of Kahramanmaraş last Saturday, a large mob attacked Syrian-owned businesses in the town centre, and two foreign teenagers were beaten in the Black Sea town of Samsun on Sunday.

From The Guardian

The peppers are grown in southeastern Turkey—they get their name from the nearby town of Kahramanmaraş—about 125 miles from Aleppo, where the climate and soil are similar.

From The Wall Street Journal

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