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Ergani

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Ergani

Total population

64,366

Air quality index

67Moderate
Coordinates38.27°, 39.76°

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City facts

Overview

Ergani, formerly known as Arghni or Arghana, is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,510 km2, and its population is 136,099 (2022). Ergani District is located in the administrative as the Southeastern Anatolia Region, but as a geographical region it is located in Eastern Anatolia. The mayor is Ahmet Kaya (HDP) since 2019. Ahmet Karaaslan was appointed as the District Governor.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
38.2690
Longitude
39.7609
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
67
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
16.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
23.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,250
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    66
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    64
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    62
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    55
  • Common Swift
    Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    44
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    44
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    38
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    30

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

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Diyarbakır

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.87
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,779

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ergani

Ergani yürüyor
M. Şehmus Güzel · 2010
Çayönü'nden Ergani'ye uzun bir yürüyüş
Müslüm Üzülmez · 2004

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Caspian Turtle
Caspian Turtle
Mauremys caspica
Seen 2026-09-06
Western Cattle-Egret
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
Seen 2026-09-06
Greek Tortoise
Greek Tortoise
Testudo graeca
Seen 2026-09-06
Southern White-breasted Hedgehog
Southern White-breasted Hedgehog
Erinaceus concolor
Seen 2026-08-29
Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Seen 2026-06-27
Ophisops elegans centralanatoliae
Ophisops elegans centralanatoliae
Ophisops elegans centralanatoliae
Seen 2026-05-19
Domestic Cat
Domestic Cat
Felis catus
Seen 2026-04-25
Certallum ebulinum
Certallum ebulinum
Certallum ebulinum
Seen 2026-04-24
Plexippoides gestroi
Plexippoides gestroi
Plexippoides gestroi
Seen 2025-09-04

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library