| Şırnak Province Şırnak ili |
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| — Province of Turkey — | |
| Location of Şırnak Province in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Southeastern Anatolia |
| Capital | Şırnak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,172 km2 (2,769.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 430,109 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (155.3/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0486[2] |
| Vehicle registration | 73 |
| Website | şırnak.gov.tr |
The Şırnak Province (Kurdish: Parêzgeha Şirnexê,Turkish: Şırnak ili ) is a Turkish province in southeastern Anatolia. It has a population of 430,109 (2010 est). The population was 353,197 in 2000.
Şırnak Province has some mountainous regions in the west and the south, but the majority of the province consists of plateaus, resulting from the many rivers that cross it. These include the Tigris, and its tributaries Hezil and Kızılsu, and also Çağlayan. The most important mountains are the Cudi (2089 m), the Gabar, the Namaz and the Altın. In some sources, Cudi is cited as the site where Noah's Ark finally reached dry land.
It has a mixed population of Kurds, Syriacs, Turks and Arabs.
Şırnak province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):
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