Mardin
city in Turkey
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Summary
Mardin is a metropolitan municipality in Turkey[1]. Mardin draws 6,887 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan municipality in turkey category, ranking #10 of 25).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mardin Province[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Instance of: city[5], big city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Ljubljana[7], Bandırma[8], Mosul[9], Erbil[10], Hasakah[11], Golmud[12], Ouarzazate[13], Kartal[14], Bahçelievler[15], Buca district[16]
- Postal code: 47000–47901[17]
- Commons category: Mardin[18]
- Licence plate code: 47[19]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[20], time in Turkey[21]
- Local dialing code: 0482[22]
- Official website: http://www.mardin.bel.tr/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mardin[24]
- Population: 86,948[25], 83,847[26], 65,072[27], 53,005[28], 44,085[29], 39,137[30], 36,629[31], 33,740[32], 30,974[33], 28,382[34], 24,329[35], 19,354[36], 129,864[37]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[38], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[39], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41]
- Capital of: Mardin Province[42]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[43]
- Official name: Mardin[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mardin[45]
- Category for people who died here: Q138327811[46]
- Native label: Mêrdîn[47], ماردين[48], Mardin[49]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mardin[50]
- Different from: Maris[51], Mardin Province[52]
- Elevation above sea level: 1083 m[53]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[54], (iii)[55], (iv)[56]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Turkey[57], WikiProject Cities[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mardin include Mardin Airport[59], an airport[60], in Turkey[61].
Why It Matters
Mardin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Mardin is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Mardin include Mardin Airport[59], an airport[60], in Turkey[61].