Siirt Province: Difference between revisions

'''Siirt Province''', ({{lang-tr|{{italics correction|Siirt ili}}}}, {{lang-ku|Parêzgeha Sêrtê}};<ref>{{cite news |title=Serokê Parêzgeha Sêrtê yê HDPê Çetîn hat girtin |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/kk/tirkiye/serok%C3%AA-par%C3%AAzgeha-s%C3%AArt%C3%AA-y%C3%AA-hdp%C3%AA-cet%C3%AEn-hat-girtin/867953 |access-date=27 April 2020 |agency=Anadolu Agency |date=23 July 2017 |language=ku}}</ref> {{lang-arm|Սղերդ զավառ}}) is a [[Provinces of Turkey|province]] of [[Turkey]], located in the southeast.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri |url=https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı |language=tr}}</ref> The province borders [[Bitlis Province|Bitlis]] to the north, [[Batman Province|Batman]] to the west, [[Mardin Province|Mardin]] to the southwest, [[Şırnak Province|Şırnak]] to the south, and [[Van Province|Van]] to the east. Its area is 5,717&nbsp;km²,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref> and its population is 331,311 (2022).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=19 September 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=en|format=XLS}}</ref> Its capital is [[Siirt]].<ref name=":12" /> It encompasses 12 [[Belde|municipalities]], 280 villages and 214 [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]].<ref name=":12" />

 

 

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