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Batman Province is a region located in southeast Turkey that serves as an administrative division in that area. It matters as part of Turkey's provincial system of government and regional organization.
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Batman Province (Turkish: Batman ili; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Êlihê, transl. "Province of Êlih";") is a province in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It was created in May 1990 with Law No. 3647, incorporating districts from the eastern Siirt Province and the southern Mardin Province. The province has an area of 4,477 km (1,729 sq mi) and a population of 634,491 (2022). Its current governor is Ekrem Canalp.
The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority. It is an important center for Turkey's oil industry, which has driven rapid urbanization since the mid-20th century.
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