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Revision as of 12:37, 16 March 2015
Dicle | |
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Country | Turkey |
Province | Diyarbakır |
Government | |
Area | |
• District | 704.98 km2 (272.19 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Urban | Template:Turkey district populations |
• District | Template:Turkey district populations |
Post code | 21830 |
Dicle (Template:Lang-ota,[2] Template:Lang-ku, Template:Lang-diq) is a town and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. The population was 8,436 in 2010.
Dicle is the Turkish name of the Tigris river, which runs through the district and gave its name to it. The name derives through Akkadian Idiqlat from the original Sumerian name for the river, Idigna.
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 407.