In 2023, Ramadan fasting comes to the time of the equinox, which is a shorter period of fasting than last year. It opens at different times in many cities in Turkey due to the latitude difference. In the 2023 Ramadan Imsakiye determined by Diyanet, there are sahur and iftar times according to the provinces. This year we will fast for about 14 hours. The fasting period, which will be 13 hours 55 minutes on the first day of Ramadan, will increase towards the end of the month. As the iftar times vary in each province, the fasting period can also change. So, which city opens the fast first? Here are the provinces that have the earliest iftar in Ramadan.
Muslims welcome the coming of Ramadan with joy. Ramadan fasting is arranged according to sahur and iftar times at different times in many cities in Turkey. During the month of Ramadan, fasting is opened at different times in each province. The duration of fasting may differ on the basis of minutes according to the provinces. So which city opens the first iftar in Turkey? Here are the cities that break the fast and break the fast first.
WHICH CITY WILL OPEN THE FAST FIRST?
Ramadan, the sultan of eleven months, begins on Thursday, March 23.
Iftar and sahur times, which are determined according to the sunset and sunrise times, vary in each city. The city that opened the first fast is definitely located in the east. Since the sun sets earlier in the Eastern Anatolia Region, the city that opens the fast is the city where iftar is held the earliest due to its geographical location. The earliest fasting city in our country is Hakkari. People from Hakkari will sit at the iftar table one hour and 23 minutes before the citizens living in Edirne, located in the westernmost part of Turkey.
THE EARLIEST IFTAR IN RAMADAN
The district that makes iftar the earliest in Turkey is Şemdinli district of Hakkari. Then, fasting is opened in the province of Iğdır.
Among the provinces that will fast the shortest are Adana, Hatay, Kilis, Mersin and Şanlıurfa.
When you go from the eastern provinces to the western provinces, the hours of fasting increase. Therefore, the first cities to fast in our country are located in the east, while the cities that break the fast last are located in the west.
This year, the first fast in Sinop will last 13 hours and 57 minutes. In the provinces where the shortest fast will be experienced, a period of 13 hours and 47 minutes will be experienced.
This year, the longest fast will be held in Sinop. Sinop people will start their fast at 23 on Thursday, March 05.05, at imsak time, and will break their fast at 19.01 in the evening.
THE EARLIEST IFTAR OPENING CITIES IN TURKEY
The earliest fasting city is Iğdır.
Hakkari is the second city where fasting is opened the earliest.
Van province is in the third place.
Şırnak province ranks fourth.
Ağrı province ranks fifth.
Kars is in the sixth place.
Bitlis is in the seventh place.
Siirt, on the other hand, is the eighth province that opens the earliest fasting.
THE LONGEST FASTING CITY: Sinop
THE CITY WITH THE SHORTEST FASTING: Hatay
THE CITY TO OPEN THE EARLIEST IFTAR: Iğdır
THE CITY TO OPEN THE LATEST IFTAR: Çanakkale