Çermik
Çermik | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Çermik District in Diyarbakır Province | |
| Coordinates: 38°08′14″N 39°27′04″E / 38.13722°N 39.45111°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Şehmus Karamehmetoğlu (AKP) |
Area | 948 km2 (366 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 49,644 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 21600 |
| Area code | 0412 |
| Website | www |
Çermik (Armenian: Ջերմուկ, romanized: Jermuk, lit. 'hot springs'; Kurdish: Çermûk) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 948 km2, and its population is 49,644 (2022). The mayor is Şehmus Karamehmetoğlu from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the current kaymakam is Vahit Yılmaz.
Çermik got its name from its natural spa. It was declared the Diyarbakir Thermal Tourism Center in October 1993.