Şırnak Province

Summary

Şırnak Province is a province of Turkey^[1]. It draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_turkey category, ranking #38 of 81).^[2]

Key Facts

• Şırnak Province is located in Turkey^[3].
• Şırnak Province is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Şırnak Province's image is recorded as Şırnak location districts.png^[5].
• Şırnak Province's continent is recorded as Asia^[6].
• Şırnak Province's instance of is recorded as province of Turkey^[7].
• Şırnak Province's capital is recorded as Şırnak^[8].
• Şırnak Province's official language is recorded as Turkish^[9].
• Şırnak Province's shares border with is recorded as Hakkâri Province^[10].
• Şırnak Province's shares border with is recorded as Van Province^[11].
• Şırnak Province's shares border with is recorded as Siirt Province^[12].
• Şırnak Province's shares border with is recorded as Mardin Province^[13].
• Şırnak Province's shares border with is recorded as Hasakah Governorate^[14].
• Şırnak Province's shares border with is recorded as Duhok Governorate^[15].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beytüşşebap^[16].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cizre^[17].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Güçlükonak^[18].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as İdil^[19].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Silopi^[20].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Şırnak district^[21].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Uludere^[22].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Güçlükonak district^[23].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Silopi district^[24].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beytüşşebap district^[25].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Uludere district^[26].
• Şırnak Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cizre district^[27].

Body

Geography

Şırnak Province is in the country of Turkey^[4]. It is located in Turkey^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Asia^[6]. Its part of is recorded as Mardin Subregion^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7172'}^[29] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7078'}^[30]. Şırnak Province's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1360'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+524190'}^[32] and {'amount': '+467810'}^[33].

Climate and Environment

Şırnak Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as hot-summer Mediterranean climate^[34].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1990-05-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Şırnak Province^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Şırnak Province include Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Turkey^[38], founded in 2013^[39].

Why It Matters

Şırnak Province draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_turkey category, ranking #38 of 81).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Turkey^[38], founded in 2013^[39].