Şanlıurfa

city in Turkey
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Şanlıurfa

Summary

Şanlıurfa is a metropolitan municipality in Turkey[1]. Şanlıurfa draws 2,263 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_municipality_in_turkey category, ranking #11 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • Şanlıurfa is located in Şanlıurfa Province[3].
  • Şanlıurfa is in the country of Turkey[4].
  • Şanlıurfa's instance of is recorded as metropolitan municipality in Turkey[5].
  • Şanlıurfa's instance of is recorded as big city[6].
  • Şanlıurfa's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Şanlıurfa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bremerhaven[8].
  • Şanlıurfa's postal code is recorded as 63 000[9].
  • Şanlıurfa's Commons category is recorded as Şanlıurfa[10].
  • Şanlıurfa's licence plate code is recorded as 63[11].
  • Şanlıurfa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.158333333333, 'lon': 38.791666666667}[12].
  • Şanlıurfa's official website is recorded as https://www.sanliurfa.bel.tr/[13].
  • Şanlıurfa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Şanlıurfa[14].
  • Şanlıurfa has a population of {'amount': '+1985753'}[15].
  • Şanlıurfa has a population of {'amount': '+526247'}[16].
  • Şanlıurfa has a population of {'amount': '+515199'}[17].
  • Şanlıurfa has a population of {'amount': '+498111'}[18].
  • Şanlıurfa has a population of {'amount': '+482323'}[19].
  • Şanlıurfa's described by source is recorded as Oxford Classical Dictionary[20].
  • Şanlıurfa's replaces is recorded as Riha[21].
  • Şanlıurfa's capital of is recorded as Şanlıurfa Province[22].
  • Şanlıurfa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Şanlıurfa'}[23].
  • Şanlıurfa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ku', 'text': 'Riha'}[24].
  • Şanlıurfa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'Ուռհա'}[25].
  • Şanlıurfa's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Şanlıurfa[26].
  • Şanlıurfa's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Şanlıurfa[27].

Body

Geography

Şanlıurfa is in the country of Turkey[4]. Şanlıurfa is located in Şanlıurfa Province[3].

Physical Characteristics

Şanlıurfa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3668.76'}[28]. Şanlıurfa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+515'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1985753'}[15], {'amount': '+526247'}[16], {'amount': '+515199'}[17], {'amount': '+498111'}[18], and {'amount': '+482323'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan municipality in Turkey[5], big city[6], and city[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Şanlıurfa include Urfa pepper[30], a spice[31], in Turkey[32]; Şanlıurfa GAP Airport[33], an airport[34], in Turkey[35]; Şanlıurfa Airport[36], an airport[37], in Turkey[38]; and Urfa sanjak[39], a sanjak[40], in Ottoman Empire[41], founded in 1579[42].

Why It Matters

Şanlıurfa draws 2,263 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_municipality_in_turkey category, ranking #11 of 25).[2] Şanlıurfa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Şanlıurfa is known by 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for Şanlıurfa include Urfa pepper[30], a spice[31], in Turkey[32]; Şanlıurfa GAP Airport[33], an airport[34], in Turkey[35]; Şanlıurfa Airport[36], an airport[37], in Turkey[38]; and Urfa sanjak[39], a sanjak[40], in Ottoman Empire[41], founded in 1579[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Oxford Classical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . it-ch.topographic-map.com. it-ch.topographic-map.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Kareyac · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Şanlıurfa Province, Urfa sanjak
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q12216996]]"
  2. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Idref id → 02748369X
    Timezone → —
    Category for people who died here → —
    + 142 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0306935-sanliurfa-Turecko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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