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Şırnak Province

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Also known as parêzgeh Şirnex, Şırnak ili, TR-73

province in southeast Turkey

AI overview

Şırnak Province is a province located in the southeastern region of Turkey, near its borders with Iraq and Syria. It matters as part of Turkey's diverse geography and plays a role in the country's southeastern development and regional dynamics.

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Wikidata facts

Country
Turkey
Located in
Turkey
Continent
Asia
Capital
Şırnak
Official language
Turkish
Population
467810
Area
7078
Elevation
1360
Shares border with
Duhok Governorate
Official website
www.sirnak.gov.tr
Image
Şırnak location districts.png
Households
112133
Life expectancy
78.62
Dialing code
486
Licence plate code
73
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Commons category
Şırnak Province
topic's main category
Category:Şırnak Province
category for people born here
Q31935027
category of associated people
Category:People from Şırnak Province
postal code
73000–73999
native label
Şırnak ili
inception
1990-05-16
language used
Turkish
male population
243506
annual number of weddings
3690
female population
224304
different from
Şırnak
suicide rate
3.19
total fertility rate
2.39
mean age
23.01
minimum temperature record
-34.4
maximum temperature record
40.4
present in work
Civilization V
name in kana
シュルナク
water as percent of area
0.42
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Encyclopedic overview

Şırnak Province (Turkish: Şırnak ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Şirnex) is a province in Turkey in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Şırnak Province was created in 1990, with areas that were formerly part of the Siirt, Hakkâri and Mardin Provinces. It borders both Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Syria. The current Governor of the province is Cevdet Atay.

The province had a population of 570,745 in 2023. Its area is 7,078 km. It encompasses 19 municipalities, 240 villages and 192 hamlets.

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