Hakkâri Province

Hakkâri Province (Turkis: Hakkâri ili) is a province in the sootheast corner o Turkey. The admeenistrative centre is locatit in the ceety o Hakkâri (Kurdish: Colemêrg‎). The province covers an aurie o 7,121 km² an haes a population o 251,302 (2010 est). The province haed a population o 236,581 in 2000.

Hakkâri Province

Hakkâri ili
Location of Hakkâri Province in Turkey
Location of Hakkâri Province in Turkey
KintraTurkey
RegionEastren Anatolie
Govrenment
 • Electoral destrictHakkâri
Area
 • Tot7,121 km2 (2,749 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Tot251,302
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Area code(s)0438
Vehicle registration30

The province wis creatit in 1936 oot o pairt o the Van Province. Its adjacent provinces are the Şırnak tae the wast an the Van tae the north.

Destricts eedit

 
Destricts o Hakkâri province

Hakkâri province is dividit intae 4 destricts (caipital destrict in bauld):

History eedit

The aurie haes been ruled bi Akkadians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylon, Persians, Greeks, Armenians, Parthians, Roum, Byzantium, the Sassanids, Arabs, Kurds, an Mongols in its lang history.

References eedit

  1. Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces

Coordinates: 37°27′58″N 44°03′52″E / 37.46611°N 44.06444°E / 37.46611; 44.06444