Şırnak Province
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Summary
Şırnak Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 578 Wikipedia views per month (province of turkey category, ranking #38 of 81).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Capital: Şırnak[6]
- Official language: Turkish[7]
- Shares border with: Hakkâri Province[8], Van Province[9], Siirt Province[10], Mardin Province[11], Hasakah Governorate[12], Duhok Governorate[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Beytüşşebap[14], Cizre[15], Güçlükonak[16], İdil[17], Silopi[18], Şırnak district[19], Uludere[20], Güçlükonak district[21], Silopi district[22], Beytüşşebap district[23], Uludere district[24], Cizre district[25], İdil district[26]
- Postal code: 73000–73999[27]
- Part of: Mardin Subregion[28]
- Commons category: Şırnak Province[29]
- Licence plate code: 73[30]
- Local dialing code: 486[31]
- Inception: May 16, 1990[32]
- Official website: http://www.sirnak.gov.tr[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Şırnak Province[34]
- Population: 524,190[35], 467,810[36]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Şırnak Province[37]
- Present in work: Civilization V[38]
- Category for people born here: Q31935027[39]
- Number of households: 112,133[40]
- Female population: 224,304[41]
- Male population: 243,506[42]
- Native label: Şırnak ili[43]
- Category for people buried here: Q32739530[44]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Şırnak Province[45]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 7172 km²[46] and 7078 km²[47]. Şırnak Province sits at an elevation of 1360 m[48].
Climate and Environment
Şırnak Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as hot-summer Mediterranean climate[49].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Şırnak Province include Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport[50], an airport[51], in Turkey[52], founded in 2013[53].
Why It Matters
Şırnak Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport[50], an airport[51], in Turkey[52], founded in 2013[53].