Birecik

Summary

Birecik is a town^[1]. Birecik ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Birecik is located in Şanlıurfa Province^[3].
• Birecik is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Birecik's image is recorded as Crusader Castle on the banks of the Euprates.jpg^[5].
• Birecik's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Birecik's official language is recorded as Turkish^[7].
• Birecik's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146787354^[8].
• Birecik's GND ID is recorded as 4520935-2^[9].
• Birecik's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2004113424^[10].
• Birecik's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14599586j^[11].
• Birecik's IdRef ID is recorded as 190369906^[12].
• Birecik's Commons category is recorded as Birecik^[13].
• Birecik's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1747577^[14].
• Birecik's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[15].
• Birecik's located in time zone is recorded as time in Turkey^[16].
• Birecik's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.025, 'lon': 37.976944444444}^[17].
• Birecik's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bch92^[18].
• Birecik's official website is recorded as http://www.birecik.gov.tr/^[19].
• Birecik's population is recorded as {'amount': '+46020'}^[20].
• Birecik's population is recorded as {'amount': '+95149'}^[21].
• Birecik's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Birecik's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Birecik's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Birecik's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Birecik'}^[25].
• Birecik's category for people born here is recorded as Q28801974^[26].
• Birecik's GeoNames ID is recorded as 321062^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Birecik's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+790'}^[28]. Birecik's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+450'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+46020'}^[20] and {'amount': '+95149'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Birecik's instance of is recorded as town^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Birecik include Birecik Dam^[30], a dam^[31], in Turkey^[32], founded in 2000^[33].

Why It Matters

Birecik ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).^[2] Birecik has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Birecik is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Birecik include Birecik Dam^[30], a dam^[31], in Turkey^[32], founded in 2000^[33].