Geography

Akbez at 36°51′N 36°31′E is a town in Hassa

Hassa

Hassa may refer to:*Al-Hasa*Hussa Ahmad Al-Sudayri*Hassa, Hatay, a district of Hatay Province in Turkey*Hoplosternum, slang for a South American edible fish...

 district which it self is a part of Hatay Province. It is situated at the extreme north of the province where the road from Kilis Province

Kilis Province

Kilis Province is a province in south-central Turkey. It used to be the southern part of the province of Gaziantep and was formed in 1994. The town of Kilis is home to around 67% of the inhabitants of the province, the other towns and villages are very small.-History:There is evidence of human...

 intersect the main highway running from north to south. It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Hassa.The population of the town is 9047 as of 2010.

History

Akbez township was established in 1972 by merging two villages named Salmanuşağı and Nuhuşağı . During the early years of Turkish Republic these villages were in the Province of Cebeli Bereket . After this province was abolished in 1933, the villages were made a part of Gaziantep Province

Gaziantep Province

Gaziantep Province is a province in south-central Turkey. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep which had a population of 853,513 as of 2000. Its neighbours are Adıyaman at north, Şanlıurfa at east, Syria and Kilis at south, Hatay at southwest, Osmaniye at west and Kahramanmaraş at northwest.An...

. But after Hatay Republic was merged to Turkey in 1939, the villages as well as the rest of Hassa were made a part of Hatay Province.

Economy

The main agricultural products are grapes, cotton, soybean and olive. There are two olive oil press facilities in the town.