Şanlıurfa Province

province in southeast Turkey
AdministrativeArea province_of_turkey Q388469
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Şanlıurfa Province is an administrative area and province of Turkey[1][2] situated in Asia[3]. Its capital is Şanlıurfa, and the official language is Turkish[3]. The province had a population of 1.8 million as of 2021[4].

Covering an area of 19,000 square kilometers, Şanlıurfa Province has an elevation of 518 meters[5]. It remains a distinct region within Turkey’s administrative structure.

Şanlıurfa Province

Summary

Şanlıurfa Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of province_of_turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Şanlıurfa Province is located in Turkey[3].
  • Şanlıurfa Province is in the country of Turkey[4].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's image is recorded as Şanlıurfa location districts.png[5].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's continent is recorded as Asia[6].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's instance of is recorded as province of Turkey[7].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's capital is recorded as Şanlıurfa[8].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's official language is recorded as Turkish[9].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's shares border with is recorded as Adıyaman Province[10].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's shares border with is recorded as Diyarbakır Province[11].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's shares border with is recorded as Mardin Province[12].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's shares border with is recorded as Hasakah Governorate[13].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's shares border with is recorded as Raqqa Governorate[14].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's shares border with is recorded as Aleppo Governorate[15].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's shares border with is recorded as Gaziantep Province[16].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ceylanpınar district[17].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eyyübiye district[18].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Haliliye district[19].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hilvan district[20].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Karaköprü district[21].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Suruç district[22].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Şanlıurfa[23].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Akçakale district[24].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Harran district[25].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Viranşehir district[26].
  • Şanlıurfa Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Siverek district[27].

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Geography

Şanlıurfa Province is in the country of Turkey[4]. It is located in Turkey[3]. Its continent is recorded as Asia[6]. Part of include Şanlıurfa Subregion[28], a statistical territorial entity[29], in Turkey[30] and Southeastern Anatolia Region[31], a region of Turkey[32], in Turkey[33], founded in 1941[34].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19091'}[35] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19242'}[36]. Şanlıurfa Province's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+518'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2035809'}[38] and {'amount': '+1789868'}[39].

Designation and Status

Şanlıurfa Province's instance of is recorded as province of Turkey[7].

Why It Matters

Şanlıurfa Province ranks in the top 5% of province_of_turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

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  29. [39] . Turkish Statistical Institute. data.tuik.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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