Silopi
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Silopi is a district of Şırnak Province of Turkey, situated close to the border with Iraq. The district, composed of Silopi center, 3 depending townships with own municipalities and 23 villages has a total population of 63,895 (2000 census) [1].
Habur frontier gate, the only crossing between Turkey and Iraq is situated within the district of Silopi and is a decisive factor in the region's economy, both in Turkey and in beyond the Iraqi border. Queues of lorries waiting for customs and security clearance that sometimes reach a few dozens of kilometers on the motorway connecting the two countries are a common sight. Habur river (Habur çayı), that carries the same name as the frontier gate crosses in the district territory and joins Dicle (Tigris) here. Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline also crosses the district.
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- Habur river
- Habur frontier gate
- Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline
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Şırnak | Beytüşşebap | Cizre | Güçlükonak | İdil | Silopi | Uludere |
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