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Diyarbakir (dēyär`bäkŭr'), anc. Amida, city (1990 pop. 375,767), capital of Diyarbakir prov., SE Turkey, on the Tigris (Dicle) River. It is the trade center for a region producing grains, melons, cotton, copper ore, and petroleum. Manufactures of the city include flour, wine, textiles, and machinery. A Roman colony from A.D. 230, the city was taken (mid-4th cent.) by Shapur II of Persia. It was conquered by the Arabs in 638 and later was held by the Seljuk Turks and Persians. The Ottoman Turks captured Diyarbakir in 1515. It is a Kurdish population center. The city retains the magnificent black basalt fortification walls mainly constructed by Constantine I in the 4th cent. Diyarbakir Univ. is there.
Diyarbakir a city in southeastern Turkey, on the Tigris River, capital of Diyarbakir Vilayet (province). Population in 1970, 138,700. A railroad station and highway junction are located here, as are various food and textile industries, an automobile assembly plant, and cloth and morocco leather crafts. To the northwest of Diyarbakir are copper and chrome mines. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | SILVAN, Nov 17, 2009 (TUR) -- The number of wounded people rose to 25 in the boiler explosion which occurred in government office in Silvan town of the southeastern province of Diyarbakir on Tuesday. Summary: DIYARBAKIR (Cihan) -- A group of Democratic Society Party (DTP) sympathizers clashed with Turkish police in Turkey's southeastern city of Diyarbakir. Just northwest of Ulu Cami in Ziya Gokalp Sok, Cami-I Kebir quarter is a classic Diyarbakir house where the poet Cahit Sitki Taranci was born in 1910 and spent his childhood. |
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