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Also known as Hakkari Province

province in southeast Turkey

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Hakkâri Province is a region located in the southeastern part of Turkey, near the borders with Iraq and Iran. It is a mountainous area that has historically been important due to its strategic location and natural resources, though it remains one of Turkey's less densely populated provinces.

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Wikidata facts

Country
Turkey
Located in
Turkey
Continent
Asia
Capital
Hakkâri
Official language
Turkish
Population
247997
Area
7095
Elevation
1720
Shares border with
Şırnak Province
Highest point
Uludoruk
Official website
www.hakkari.gov.tr
Image
Hakkari districts.png
Households
60112
Life expectancy
78.49
Dialing code
438
Licence plate code
30
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topic's main category
Category:Hakkâri Province
native label
Hakkâri ili
postal code
30000–30999
Commons category
Hakkâri Province
category of associated people
Category:People from Hakkâri Province
category for people born here
Q21281227
water as percent of area
0.79
male population
130990
female population
117007
annual number of weddings
1771
name in kana
ハッキャリ
suicide rate
8.53
total fertility rate
1.86
mean age
26.34
minimum temperature record
-23.4
maximum temperature record
38.8
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Encyclopedic overview

Hakkâri Province ( pronounced [hacːaːɾi], Turkish: Hakkâri ili; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Colemêrg), is a province in the southeast of Turkey. It borders Van Province to the north, and Şırnak Province to the west. The administrative centre is the city of Hakkâri. Its area is 7,095 km, and its population is 287,625 (2023). The current Governor is Ali Çelik. The province encompasses 8 municipalities, 140 villages and 313 hamlets. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority.

The province is a stronghold for Kurdish nationalism and a hotspot in the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hakkâri Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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