Batman

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Batman

Total population

634,491

Founded

1939

Air quality index

38Good

Coordinates37.88°, 41.13°

Demographic figures from TurkStat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Batman is a city and capital of Batman District in Batman Province, Turkey. It lies on a plateau, 540 meters above sea level, near the confluence of the Batman River and the Tigris and had a population of 452,157 in 2021. It is populated by Kurds and considered to be part of Turkish Kurdistan.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

A

Ahmet Arı

Turkish association football player (born 1989)

Ahmet Güneştekin

Turkish sculptor (born 1966)

Y

Yavuz Ekinci

Turkish writer (born 1979)

Selim Temo

Turkish writer of Kurdish ancestry (born 1972)

Erdal Akdarı

Turkish association football player (born 1993)

N

Nurullah Kaya

Turkish association football player (born 1986)

Nalin Pekgul

Swedish politician

K

Karapetê Xaço

Armenian singer (1900–2005)

D

Devran Ayhan

Turkish association football player (born 1978)

F

Faysal Soysal

Turkish film director (born 1979)

Kurdo Baksi

Swedish writer and journalist

M

Mehmet Gönülaçar

Turkish association football player (born 1972)

K

Kemalettin Kamu

Turkish poet (1901–1948)

Altan Tan

Turkish statesperson (born 1958)

E

Enver Ata

S

Sinan Karataş

Turkish painter and writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Batman

• Beşiri
  9.3 mi away · pop. 31,465
• Hasankeyf
  19 mi away · pop. 7,319
• Montesano sulla Marcellana
  1369 mi away · pop. 7,220
• Fortino
  1369.2 mi away
• Sapri
  1373.1 mi away · pop. 6,716
• Tortorella
  1374.3 mi away · pop. 603
• Villammare
  1375.1 mi away
• Capitello
  1376.8 mi away
• Caselle in Pittari
  1377.4 mi away · pop. 1,885
• Santa Marina
  1377.8 mi away · pop. 3,303
• Sicilì
  1378.2 mi away
• Policastro Bussentino
  1378.7 mi away · pop. 1,625

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Gallery

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