Silvan
Silvan is a district of Diyarbakır.
Silvan
Silvan is a district of Diyarbakır.
Silvan (Kurdish: Farqîn; Ottoman Turkish: ميا فارقين, romanized: Meyafarikîn, Armenian: Սիլվան, romanized: Silvan) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,252 km2, and its population is 86,161 (2022). It is populated by 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.
Neighbourhoods
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