Çermik
Çermik | |
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Çermik | |
Coordinates: 38°08′14″N 39°27′04″E / 38.13722°N 39.45111°ECoordinates: 38°08′14″N 39°27′04″E / 38.13722°N 39.45111°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Diyarbakır |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mehmet Akdağ (DSP) |
• Kaymakam | Murat Erkan |
Area[1] | |
• District | 986.78 km2 (381.00 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 18,505 |
• District | 50,309 |
• District Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Post code | 21600 |
Website | www.cermik.bel.tr |
Çermik (Ottoman Turkish: چرميک,[3] Armenian: Ջերմուկ[citation needed], Jermuk, Kurdish: Çêrmûg[citation needed], Zazaki: Çêrmug[citation needed]) is a town and district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. The population is 17,962 (as of 2010)
Çermik, once called Aberna when it was Byzantine city, gets its name from its world-famous natural spa. The water in the Çermik Spa contains natriumchloride, calcium sulfate and fluoride and can be used externally as well as internally to heal rheumatism, digestive problems, illnesses of the thyroid glands, kidneys and urinary passages and metabolism problems.
As of 2006, the population of Çermik is about 21 000. Main attractions are Gelincik Dağı ( Mountain of Gelincik), the Haburman Bridge, Çeteci (Bande) Abdullah Paşa Madrasa, Ulu Cami (the Grand Mosque) and Bandeler Fountain (Bandeler Çesmesi).
References
- ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ↑ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 126.
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