| Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır ili |
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| — Province of Turkey — | |
| Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Southeastern Anatolia |
| Capital | Diyarbakır |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,355 km2 (5,928.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,528,958 |
| • Density | 99.6/km2 (257.9/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0090412 |
| Vehicle registration | 21 |
| Website | diyarbakır.gov.tr |
Diyarbakır Province (Turkish: Diyarbakır ili) is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km² and the population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is Diyarbakir
It has been home to many civilisations and the surrounding area including itself is home to many Mesolithic era stone carvings and artifacts. The province has been ruled by Hittites, Assyria, Armenians, Persia, Macedonian and Seleucid Greeks, Rome, Parthia, Byzantium, Sassanid Persia, Arabs, Seljuk Empire, Mongol Empire, Safavid dynasty, Ottoman Empire and finally the Republic of Turkey.
Diyarbakir was an early stronghold of Syriac Christianity, and also of Armenian Christians. Before World War I, Christian ethnic groups made up 30% of the population. Only a few thousand Christians still live in the province, some in the city of Diyarbakir, and others in Assyrian and Armenian villages.
The Kurds are the predominant population. Other groups include Turks, Assyrians, Armenians, Arabs and Yazidis.
Diyarbakır province is divided into 14 districts (capital district in bold):
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