Diyarbakır Province
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Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır ili |
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| Province of Turkey | |
 Location of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Southeast Anatolia |
| Subregion | Şanlıurfa |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Diyarbakır |
| • Governor | M. Cahit Kıraç |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,355 km2 (5,929 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,528,958 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0412 |
| Vehicle registration | 21 |
Diyarbakır Province (Turkish: Diyarbakır ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Amed) is a province in southeastern Turkey . The province covers an area of 15,355 km² and its population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is the city of Diyarbakır.
It has been home to many civilisations and the surrounding area including itself is home to many Mesolithic era stone carvings and artifacts. The province has been ruled by Hurrians, Hittites, Assyria, Armenians, Persia, Macedonian and Seleucid Greeks, Rome, Parthia, Byzantium, Sassanid Persia, Arabs, Seljuk Empire, Mongol Empire, Safavid dynasty, Ottoman Empire (as the sequential Diyarbekir Eyalet and Diyarbekir Vilayet), and finally the modern Republic of Turkey.
The majority of the province's population is Kurdish.
Diyarbakır province is divided into 14 districts (capital district in bold):
Coordinates: 38°08′32″N 40°16′16″E / 38.14222°N 40.27111°E
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