Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır | |
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Clockwise from top: A pond park in Diyarbakir, Hasan Pasha Han, historic city walls, Gazi Pavillion, A park in Diyarbakir, Ongözlü Bridge (The Dicle Bridge), Great Mosque of Diyarbakır. | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′N 40°14′E / 37.91°N 40.24°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Southeastern Anatolia |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ayşe Serra Bucak Küçük (DEM Party) |
| Area | |
| 15,058 km2 (5,814 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,410 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,410 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| 1,833,684 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,164,940 |
| • Urban density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metropolitan municipality | TRY 62.494 billion US$ 6.959 billion (2021) |
| • Per capita | TRY 34,964 US$ 3,893 (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 21x xx |
| Area code | 412 |
| Licence plate | 21 |
| Website | https://www.diyarbakir.bel.tr/en/ |
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Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province.
Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is the administrative capital of the Diyarbakır Province of southeastern Turkey. It is the second-largest city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. As of December 2024, the Metropolitan Province population was 1 833 684 of whom 1 164 940 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 4 urban districts (Bağlar, Kayapınar, Sur and Yenişehir).
Diyarbakır has been a main focal point of the conflict between the Turkish state and various Kurdish separatist groups, and is seen by many Kurds as the de facto capital of Kurdistan. The city was intended to become the capital of an independent Kurdistan following the Treaty of Sèvres, but this was disregarded following subsequent political developments.
On 6 February 2023 Diyarbakır was affected by the twin Turkey-Syria earthquakes, which inflicted some damage on its city walls.