Diyarbakır Province
 Diyarbakır Province |
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| Region: | Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 15,355 km2 (5,929 sq mi) |
| Total Population | 1,494,321 TurkStat 2007 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 21 |
| Area code: | 0090412 |
| Governor Website | http://www.diyarbakir.gov.tr |
Diyarbakır is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km² and the population is 1,494,321.As of the 2000 census it had a population of 1,364,708. 2010, Dıyarbakır 3.1 milyon Diyarbakir has been home to many civilisations. Diyarbakir and the surrounding area are home to many Mesolithic era stone carvings and artifacts. Diyarbakir province has been ruled by Akkadians, Luwians, Hittites, Hurrians, Mittani, Assyria, Urartu, Arameans, Phrygia, Scythia, Babylon, Persia, Macedonian and seleucid Greeks, Rome, Parthia, Byzantium, Sassanid Persia, Arabs Seljuk Turks, Mongols, Safavid Persians and finally Ottoman Turks.
Diyarbakir was an early stronghold of Assyrian Christianity, and also of Armenian Christianity. Before World War I, Christian ethnic groups made up 30% of the population.
Since World War I, and the massacres of the Christian population, only a few thousand Assyrians and Armenians still live in the province, some in the city of Diyarbakir, and others in Assyrian and Armenian villages.
The province has a large Kurdish majority today, followed by ethnic Turks, other groups include Assyrians, Armenians, Arabs and Yazidis.
City's Historical Places
Diyarbakır Grand Mosque The oldest mosque in Anatolia.639 dominated by Muslim Arabs, the largest temple in the heart of the city (Martoma Church) was formed into a mosque. Later in the year 1091 with the command of the Great Seljuk ruler Malik Shah had seen a major restoration, renovation and additions to several times in different periods is taking shape today have learned from the inscriptions. Umayyad Mosque of Damascus, the famous early Islamic period (because of similarities) is interpreted as a reflection of Anatolia Diyarbakir Grand Mosque, the Islamic world 5 is regarded as the Harem-i-Sharif. The mosque is also considered the father of cybernetics at the famous scholar Al Cezeri sundial is made.
City Walls In addition, the walls of Diyarbakir in the world after the Great Wall of China is the second largest city walls.Length of 5.5 kilometers of the wall.
Other Destinations In addition, many historical mosques in the city except the church of which there are inns and villas.
Districts
Diyarbakır province is divided into 14 districts (capital district in bold):
- Bismil
- Çermik
- Çınar
- Çüngüş
- Dicle
- Diyarbakır
- EÄŸil
- Ergani
- Hani
- Hazro
- Kocaköy
- Kulp
- Lice
- Silvan
More information about the city can get the following numbers:
+90 412 228 17 06 - (0090 412 228 17 06)
External links
- (English) Pictures of the capital of this province
- (English) Diyarbakir Weather Forecast Information
- (English) Historical Armenian presence in Diyarbakir Province
- Tourism information is available in English at the Southeastern Anatolian Promotion Project site.
- (English) Diyarbakir Live News
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