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Mardin Province
Mardin Province
Location of Mardin Province in Turkey
Overview
Region:	Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
Area:	8,891 km2 (3,433 sq mi)
Total Population	745 778 TurkStat 2007 (est)
Licence plate code:	47
Area code:	0482
Governor Website	http://www.mardin.gov.tr

Mardin Province (Syriac: ܡܶܪܕܺܝܢ "Merdin" in related Semitic language Arabic: ماردين , Mardīn or "Merdin" ) is a province of Turkey with a population of 745,778.^[1] The population was 835,173 in 2000.^[2] The capital of the Mardin Province is Mardin. Located near the traditional boundary of Anatolia and Mesopotamia, it has a diverse population with a Kurdish majority^{[citation needed]} in provinces Mardin, Midyat, Yeşilli, Savur, Ömerli and significant minorities of Kurds, Turks and Assyrian/Syriacs and with a Kurds majority in provinces Kızıltepe, Nusaybin, Derik, Mazıdağı, Dargeçit and significant minorities of Arabs, Assyrian/Syriacs and Turks.^{[citation needed]}

View from Mardin to the Mesopotamian plains

The local Assyrian/Syriacs, while much reduced due to the results of the Assyrian Genocide, supports two of the oldest monasteries in the world, Dayro d-Mor Hananyo (Turkish Deyrülzafaran, English Saffron Monastery) and Deyrulumur Monastery. The Christian community is concentrated on the Tur Abdin plateau and in the town of Midyat, with a smaller community (approximately 100) in the provincial capital.

Politically, the area is competitive between the governing Justice and Development Party and Kurdish Democratic People's Party, and the True Path Party has some strength, especially in rural parts of the province.^[3]

The old town of Midyat, second city of the province

Unemployment and poverty are serious problems, and there has been considerable out migration to western and southern Turkey, although the reduction in political violence, coupled with infrastructure improvements such as a new civil airport at the provincial capital and improvements to the Ankara-Baghdad highway are helping ameliorate matters.

Mardin is an Aramaic word (ܡܶܪܕܺܝܢ) and means "fortresses".

[edit] Districts

Mardin province is divided into 10 districts (capital district in 'bold):

[edit] References

^ Turkish Statistical Institute (2007). "2007 Census, population by provinces and districts". Turkish Statistical Institute. http://www.tuik.gov.tr/jsp/duyuru/upload/adnks_Harita_TR/HaritaTR.html. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
^ Population of Mardin province
^ Local election results, 2004

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 37°21′47″N 40°54′31″E / 37.36306°N 40.90861°E / 37.36306; 40.90861

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[0] Turkish Statistical Institute (2007). "2007 Census, population by provinces and districts". Turkish Statistical Institute. http://www.tuik.gov.tr/jsp/duyuru/upload/adnks_Harita_TR/HaritaTR.html. Retrieved 2007-12-26.

[1] Population of Mardin province

[2] Local election results, 2004

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