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Also known as Cermik, Zermiou

Çermik (; ) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 948 km2, and its population is 49,644 (2022). The mayor is Şehmus Karamehmetoğlu from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the current kaymakam is Vahit Yılmaz.

Key facts

Turkey place.type
metro district
Turkey place.name
Çermik
Turkey place.image_skyline
Çêrmûk.jpg
Turkey place.image_map
Diyarbakır location Çermik.png
Turkey place.map_caption
Map showing Çermik District in Diyarbakır Province
Turkey place.province
Diyarbakır
Turkey place.leader_party
AKP
Turkey place.leader_name
Şehmus Karamehmetoğlu
Turkey place.area_total_km2
948
Turkey place.population_total
49644
Turkey place.population_as_of
2022
Turkey place.postal_code
21600
Turkey place.area_code
0412

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Turkey
Continent
Asia
Official language
Turkish
Population
50812
Area
948
Elevation
688
Body of water
Atatürk Reservoir
Image
Çêrmûk.jpg
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urban population
50390
Commons category
Çermik
topic's main category
Category:Çermik
described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
rural population
30672
Sources (7)

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Composition
  • Climate
  • Attractions
  • Notable people
  • References

Çermik (; ) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 948 km2, and its population is 49,644 (2022). The mayor is Şehmus Karamehmetoğlu from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the current kaymakam is Vahit Yılmaz.

Çermik got its name from its natural spa. It was declared the Diyarbakir Thermal Tourism Center in October 1993.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Çermik district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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