Kulp, Turkey
Kulp | |
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City | |
The city of Kulp | |
Location of the district of Diyarbakır within Turkey. | |
Kulp Location of Kulp | |
Coordinates: 38°31′N 41°01′E / 38.517°N 41.017°E | |
Country |
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Region | Southeastern Anatolia Region |
Government | |
• Mayor | Metin Dinar (BDP) |
Area[1] | |
• District | 1,609.68 km2 (621.50 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 11,205 |
• District | 37,191 |
• District density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 21900 |
Area code(s) | 412 |
Licence plate | 21 |
Kulp (Ottoman Turkish: قولب Qulb, central district: Ottoman Turkish: پاصور Pasur,[3] Kurdish: Pasûr, Zazaki: Pasor) is a district of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. The population was 10,119 in 2010.
History
The Kulp region gained importance as a center for the Kurdish chiefdoms in Kulp itself & nearby Zeyrek (to the west)
Sources
- ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ↑ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 328.
Coordinates: 38°30′06″N 41°00′42″E / 38.5016666667°N 41.0116666667°E
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