Siirt Province

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Location of Siirt Province
Location of Siirt Province in Turkey
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Overview
Region: Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
Area: 5,406 (km²)
Total Population 266,159 TUIK 2007 (est)
Licence plate code: 56
Area code: 0486
Governor Website http://www.siirt.gov.tr
Weather forecast turkeyforecast.com/weather/siirt

Siirt (Kurdish: Sêrt) is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast. The province borders Bitlis to the north, Batman to the west, Mardin to the southwest, Şırnak to the south, and Van to the east. It has an area of 5,406 km² and a total population of 266,159. The population was 263,676 in 2000. Kurds and Arabs form the majority.[1] The provincial capital is Siirt.

Districts

Siirt province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):

Notes

  1. There is also a minority of Aramean-Syriacs living in the area. Distribution of Kurdish People — GlobalSecurity.org
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