Şanlıurfa

city in Turkey
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Şanlıurfa

Summary

Şanlıurfa is a metropolitan municipality in Turkey[1]. Şanlıurfa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[12].
  • Şanlıurfa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.158333333333, 'lon': 38.791666666667}[13].
  • Şanlıurfa's official website is recorded as https://www.sanliurfa.bel.tr/[14].
  • Şanlıurfa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Şanlıurfa[15].
  • Şanlıurfa has a population of {'amount': '+1985753'}[16].
  • Şanlıurfa has a population of {'amount': '+526247'}[17].
  • Şanlıurfa has a population of {'amount': '+515199'}[18].
  • Şanlıurfa has a population of {'amount': '+498111'}[19].
  • Şanlıurfa has a population of {'amount': '+482323'}[20].
  • Şanlıurfa's described by source is recorded as Oxford Classical Dictionary[21].
  • Şanlıurfa's replaces is recorded as Riha[22].
  • Şanlıurfa's capital of is recorded as Şanlıurfa Province[23].
  • Şanlıurfa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Şanlıurfa'}[24].
  • Şanlıurfa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ku', 'text': 'Riha'}[25].
  • Şanlıurfa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'Ուռհա'}[26].
  • Şanlıurfa's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births 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'}[16], {'amount': '+526247'}[17], {'amount': '+515199'}[18], {'amount': '+498111'}[19], and {'amount': '+482323'}[20].

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

Why It Matters

Şanlıurfa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Şanlıurfa is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Oxford Classical Dictionary. 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. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . 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. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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