Lice
Lice is a district of Diyarbakır.
Lice
Lice is a district of Diyarbakır.
Lice (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈlidʒe]; Kurdish: Lîcê; Armenian: Լճէ, romanized: Ldjē; Syriac: ܠܓܗ) is a district and town of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 982 km2 and population is 24,364 (2022). It is located 90 km from the capital, Diyarbakır, and the current governor of the town is Kerem Yenigün. The town is populated by Kurds. The district of Lice traces its roots all the way back to Mesopotamia and ancient Assyria, and its history is significantly diverse across multiple ethnic groups. Although originally having a mixed population of Armenians, Assyrians, and Kurds, its current population is mainly Kurds.
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Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır's basalt walls, Hevsel Gardens and Tigris riverfront form one of the most distinctive historic landscapes in Türkiye. The city is a major Kurdish cultural centre, with a rich food scene and a long history of crafts and trade.
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