Siirt Province

Siirt Province
Province
Botan Valley National Park
Botan Valley National Park
Location of Siirt Province in Turkey
Location of Siirt Province in Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatSiirt
Government
 • GovernorKemal Kızılkaya
Area
5,717 km2 (2,207 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
331,311
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0484
Websitewww.siirt.gov.tr

Siirt Province, (Turkish: Siirt ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Sêrtê;[1] Armenian: Սղերդ զավառ) is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast.[2] The province borders Bitlis to the north, Batman to the west, Mardin to the southwest, Şırnak to the south, and Van to the east. Its area is 5,717 km2,[3] and its population is 331,311 (2022).[4] Its capital is Siirt.[2] It encompasses 12 municipalities, 280 villages and 214 hamlets.[2]

The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority.[5][6] The current Governor of the Siirt province is Kemal Kızılkaya.[7]

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  2. ^ a b c "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ Watts, Nicole F. (2010). Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey (Studies in Modernity and National Identity). Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-295-99050-7.
  6. ^ "Kurds, Kurdistān". Encyclopaedia of Islam (2 ed.). BRILL. 2002. ISBN 9789004161214.
  7. ^ "Yöneticilerimiz". Siirt Valiliği. Retrieved 22 October 2023.