Diyarbakır Province
province in southeast Turkey
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Summary
Diyarbakır Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 847 Wikipedia views per month (province of turkey category, ranking #21 of 81).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Head of government: Münir Karaloğlu[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Capital: Diyarbakır[7]
- Official language: Turkish[8]
- Shares border with: Malatya Province[9], Adıyaman Province[10], Şanlıurfa Province[11], Mardin Province[12], Batman Province[13], Muş Province[14], Bingöl Province[15], Elazığ Province[16]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bismil[17], Çermik district[18], Çınar[19], Çüngüş[20], Dicle[21], Eğil district[22], Ergani[23], Hani[24], Hazro[25], Kocaköy district[26], Kulp district[27], Lice[28], Silvan[29], Sur district[30]
- Postal code: 21000–21999[31]
- Part of: Şanlıurfa Subregion[32]
- Commons category: Diyarbakır Province[33]
- Licence plate code: 21[34]
- Local dialing code: 412[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Diyarbakır Province[36]
- Population: 1,732,396[37], 1,557,143[38]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Diyarbakır Province[39]
- Present in work: Civilization V[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Diyarbakır Province[41]
- Category for people who died here: Q106645631[42]
- Number of households: 436,464[43]
- Female population: 773,255[44]
- Male population: 783,888[45]
- Native label: Diyarbakır ili[46]
- Category for people buried here: Q122732090[47]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Diyarbakır Province[48]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 15,355 km²[49] and 15,101 km²[50]. Diyarbakır Province sits at an elevation of 660 m[51].
Why It Matters
Diyarbakır Province has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]