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Also known as TR-56, Siirt ili, parêzgeh Sêrt

province in southeast Turkey

AI overview

Siirt Province is a region located in southeastern Turkey that serves as part of the country's broader geographical and administrative structure. While it represents one of Turkey's provinces in this strategic southeastern area, detailed information about its specific significance would require additional context beyond what has been provided here.

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Wikidata facts

Country
Turkey
Located in
Turkey
Continent
Asia
Capital
Siirt
Official language
Turkish
Population
288138
Area
5717
Elevation
902
Shares border with
Mardin Province
Official website
www.siirt.gov.tr
Image
Botan Vadisi.jpg
Households
74017
Life expectancy
79.22
Dialing code
484
Licence plate code
56
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Commons category
Siirt Province
topic's main category
Category:Siirt Province
category for people born here
Q8749328
postal code
56000–56999
native label
Siirt ili
language used
Turkish
male population
146332
female population
141806
different from
Siirt
annual number of weddings
2090
suicide rate
3.24
total fertility rate
1.42
mean age
24.50
minimum temperature record
-19.3
maximum temperature record
46.0
name in kana
スィイルト
water as percent of area
0.52
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Encyclopedic overview

Siirt Province, (Turkish: Siirt ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Sêrtê; is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast. The province borders Bitlis to the north, Batman to the west, Mardin to the southwest, Şırnak to the south, and Van to the east. Its area is 5,717 km, and its population is 331,311 (2022). Its capital is Siirt. It encompasses 12 municipalities, 280 villages and 214 hamlets.

The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority. The current Governor of the Siirt province is Kemal Kızılkaya.

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

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