Şırnak Province
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| Şırnak Province Şırnak ili |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Southeastern Anatolia |
| Capital | Şırnak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,172 km2 (2,769 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 430,109 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/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[who?], 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.[citation needed]
[edit] Districts
Şırnak province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):
- Beytüşşebap
- Cizre
- Güçlükonak
- İdil
- Silopi
- Şırnak (Kurdish: Shernakh[3] or Şernex[4])
- Uludere
[edit] Notes
- ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
- ^ Area codes page of Turkish Telecom website (Turkish)
- ^ The Kurdish national movement: its ... - Google Boeken. Books.google.nl. 1919-03-19. http://books.google.nl/books?id=FCbspX-dGPYC&pg=PA147&lpg=PA147&dq=Shernakh&source=bl&ots=RkO8lSRp8F&sig=d3Gm9dQBWDqRQt0ILkiEVjGtCU0&hl=nl&ei=nYFFTMGWEpCNOKzVvaUE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Shernakh&f=false. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "Koerdisch kind blind geraakt door Turkse politie". Rudaw.nl. http://rudaw.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3928. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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Coordinates: 37°26′58″N 42°34′28″E / 37.44944°N 42.57444°E
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