Viranşehir
Viranşehir | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Viranşehir District in Şanlıurfa Province | |
| Coordinates: 37°13′50″N 39°45′55″E / 37.23056°N 39.76528°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şanlıurfa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Serhat Dicle Inan (DEM) |
Area | 2,297 km2 (887 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 207,315 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 63700 |
| Area code | 0414 |
| Website | www |
Viranşehir (Kurdish: Wêranşar) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,297 km2, and its population is 207,315 (2022). It is a market town serving a cotton-growing area, 93 km east of the city Şanlıurfa and 53 km north-west of Ceylanpınar at the Syrian border. In Late Antiquity, it was known as Constantina or Constantia (Greek: Κωνσταντίνη) by the Romans and Byzantines, and Tella by the local Assyrian/Syriac population.