Lice | |
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District and municipality | |
 Lice under the snow | |
 Map showing Lice District in Diyarbakır Province | |
  Lice Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°27′0″N 40°39′0″E / 38.45000°N 40.65000°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dilek Diyar Özer (DEM) |
Area | 982 km2 (379 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 24,364 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 21700 |
| Area code | 0412 |
| Website | www |
Lice (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈlidʒe]; Kurmanji Kurdish: Lîcê;[2] Armenian: Լճե, romanized: Ltche)[3] is a district and town of Diyarbakır, Turkey.[4] Its area is 982 km2 and population is 24,364 (2022).[5][1] It is located 90 km from the capital, Diyarbakır. Its population is mainly Kurds.[6] In the local elections held in March 2024, Dilek Diyar Özer was elected mayor from the DEM Party.[7] The current governor of the town is Kerem Yenigün.[8] The Baybaşin family, known for its popularity in the criminal world, is from Lice.[9] The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was founded in the village of Fîs in Lice.[10]
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Malmîsanij, Mehemed (1989). Pîro; Baran; Şêxbizinî (eds.). "Bazı yörelerde Dımıli ve Kurmanci lehçelerinin köylere göre dağılımı - III -". Berhem (in Turkish). 4: 54. ISSN 1100-0910.
- ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 340.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Lokman I. Meho, Kelly L. Maglaughlin (2001). Kurdish Culture and Society: An Annotated Bibliography. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 248. ISBN 9780313016806.
- ^ "Lice Belediye Başkanlığı Seçim Sonuçları". Sabah. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Kaymakam Muhammed Evlice". Lice Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Baybaşinler" [The Baybaşins]. Anadolu Türk İnterneti. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Jongerden, Joost (2007). The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds: An Analysis of Spatial Policies, Modernity and War. Brill. p. 55. ISBN 978-9047420118.