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Silvan or Miyarfarqin (Kurdish: Farqîn, Middle Persian: Miyān Pārgin, Persian: سيلوان, Arabic: ميافارقين) is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. It is was the capital of the Merivan Kingdom and is known today for its Malabadi Bridge. Its population is 76,000. In Byzantine Times it was known as Martyropolis.

v • d • e Silvan, Turkey in Diyarbakır Province (in the region) of Turkey Urban districts Diyarbakır Rural districts Bismil - Çermik - Çınar - Çüngüş - Dicle - Eğil - Ergani - Hani - Hazro - Kocaköy - Kulp - Lice - Silvan Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Coordinates: 38°08′32″N 41°00′05″E / 38.14222°N 41.00139°E / 38.14222; 41.00139

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