Şanlıurfa Province
province in southeast Turkey
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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.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Capital: Şanlıurfa[6]
- Official language: Turkish[7]
- Shares border with: Adıyaman Province[8], Diyarbakır Province[9], Mardin Province[10], Hasakah Governorate[11], Raqqa Governorate[12], Aleppo Governorate[13], Gaziantep Province[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ceylanpınar district[15], Eyyübiye district[16], Haliliye district[17], Hilvan district[18], Karaköprü district[19], Suruç district[20], Şanlıurfa[21], Akçakale district[22], Harran district[23], Viranşehir district[24], Siverek district[25], Birecik district[26], Bozova district[27], Halfeti district[28]
- Postal code: 63000–63999[29]
- Part of: Şanlıurfa Subregion[30], Southeastern Anatolia Region[31]
- Commons category: Şanlıurfa Province[32]
- Licence plate code: 63[33]
- Local dialing code: 414[34]
- Official website: http://www.sanliurfa.gov.tr/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Şanlıurfa Province[36]
- Population: 2,035,809[37], 1,789,868[38]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Şanlıurfa Province[39]
- Present in work: Civilization V[40]
- Official name: Şanlıurfa[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Şanlıurfa Province[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Şanlıurfa Province[43]
- Number of households: 476,318[44]
- Female population: 892,067[45]
- Male population: 897,801[46]
- Native label: Şanlıurfa ili[47]
- Category for people buried here: Q32736844[48]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 19,091 km²[49] and 19,242 km²[50]. Şanlıurfa Province sits at an elevation of 518 m[51].
Why It Matters
Şanlıurfa Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]