Çermik

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Çermik

Total population

25,533

Elevation688 m

Land area948 km²

Coordinates38.14°, 39.45°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Çermik is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 948 km2, and its population is 49,644 (2022). The mayor is Şehmus Karamehmetoğlu from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the current kaymakam is Vahit Yılmaz.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Notable people from here

Ziya Gökalp

Turkish sociologist and writer (1876–1924)

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Musa Yiğit

Turkish association football player (born 1992)

Mahmut Tekdemir

Turkish association football player (born 1988)

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Mustafa Gönül

Turkish statesperson (1929–2010)

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Ayhan Türker

Turkish painter (1938–2022)

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Mahmut Akkılıç

Turkish statesperson (1927–1985)

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Çeteci Abdullah Pasha

Kurdish statesman in the Ottoman Empire

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İzzet Yıldızhan

Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1963)

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Zeki Çiftçi

Turkish writer

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Ağam Arslanparçası

Turkish musician

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Abdullah Koca

Turkish artist

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Abdullah Torun

Turkish statesperson (born 1968)

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

Nearby places in Diyarbakır

• Dolie
  805.5 mi away
• Fabbrica Curone
  1624.3 mi away · pop. 570
• Cabella Ligure
  1626.1 mi away · pop. 641
• Montacuto
  1626.2 mi away · pop. 339
• Mongiardino Ligure
  1627.5 mi away · pop. 204
• Rocchetta Ligure
  1628.5 mi away · pop. 220
• Casasco
  1631.5 mi away · pop. 149
• Garbagna
  1631.6 mi away · pop. 681
• Casalnoceto
  1633.3 mi away · pop. 877
• Montegioco
  1633.7 mi away · pop. 306
• Castellar Guidobono
  1634.8 mi away · pop. 401
• Sant'Agata Fossili
  1635.3 mi away · pop. 413

Browse all places in Diyarbakır →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Çermik

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Fritillaria yalcinii

Fritillaria yalcinii

Seen 2023-04-09

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Çermik, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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