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Bismil

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Bismil

Total population

57,955

Coordinates37.85°, 40.66°

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

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City facts

Overview

Bismil is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,679 km2, and its population is 118,698 (2022). The district was established on 4 January 1936.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
37.8481
Longitude
40.6634
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
96
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5
  • Great Reed Warbler
    Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5
  • Little Grebe
    Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    4
  • Black-headed Bunting
    Emberiza melanocephala Scopoli, 1769 · Aves
    4
  • Euphrates softshell
    Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin, 1801) · Testudines
    3
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3
  • Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
    Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
18
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2020-12-03

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Mehdi Eker
Mehdi Eker
Turkish veterinarian and statesperson (born 1956)
S
Salih Sümer
Turkish statesperson (1951–2024)
İmam Taşçıer
İmam Taşçıer
Turkish statesperson (born 1959)
Dersim Dağ
Dersim Dağ
Turkish statesperson (born 1996)
İ
İnan Eroğlu
Turkish writer (born 1994)

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

Nearby places in Diyarbakır

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.98
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,818

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
214
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Tigris bream
Tigris bream
Acanthobrama marmid
Seen 2021-09-15
Abu Mullet
Abu Mullet
Planiliza abu
Seen 2021-09-15
Brond-snout
Brond-snout
Chondrostoma regium
Seen 2021-09-15
Asia Minor Thin-toed Gecko
Asia Minor Thin-toed Gecko
Mediodactylus heterocercus
Seen 2021-06-08
Euphrates Softshell Turtle
Euphrates Softshell Turtle
Rafetus euphraticus
Seen 2021-06-07
Caspian Turtle
Caspian Turtle
Mauremys caspica
Seen 2021-06-07
One-flowered Horseshoe-vetch
One-flowered Horseshoe-vetch
Hippocrepis unisiliquosa
Seen 2009-04-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image