Halfeti

Halfeti () is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 609 km2, and its population is 41,662 (2022). It is near the east bank of the river Euphrates, from the city of Şanlıurfa.

Key facts

Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Halfeti
Turkey place.image_skyline: Halfeti on the Euphrates.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption: Old Halfeti and the river Euphrates
Turkey place.image_map: Şanlıurfa location Halfeti.PNG
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Halfeti District in Şanlıurfa Province
Turkey place.province: Şanlıurfa
Turkey place.leader_party: State Appointment
Turkey place.leader_name: Hakan Başoğlu
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 609
Turkey place.population_total: 41662
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.area_code: 0414

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Official website

Halfeti Kaymakamlığı

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Official name: Halfeti
Country: Turkey
Located in: Şanlıurfa Province
Population: 41142
Area: 643
Time zone: time in Turkey
Official website: www.halfeti.gov.tr
Image: Şanlıurfa halfeti.jpg

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urban population: 41663
Commons category: Halfeti
topic's main category: Category:Halfeti
category for people born here: Category:People from Halfeti
postal code: 63 ХХХ
native label: حلفتی
rural population: 28367
located in/on physical feature: Southeastern Anatolia Region
name in kana: ハルフェティ

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Post-dam settlement
Composition
Politics
Tourism
Notable people
References

Most of the villages were submerged in the 1990s under the waters behind the dam on the Euphrates at Birecik. The town was therefore moved to the village of Karaotlak.

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