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Siirt

AREA: 11.003 km²
POPULATION: 243.435 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 56

DISTRICTS: Siirt (center), Aydınlar, Baykan, Eruh, Kurtalan, Pervari, Şirvan.

SITES OF INTEREST: Billoris and Hista hot springs, Derzin Castle, Siirt Garnd Mosque, Çarşı (Asakir) and Cumhuriyet mosques, Nasreddin and Çarpiran (Dört Ulular) bridges, İbrahim Hakkı, Sultan Memduh and Veysel Karani mausoleums.

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Tel: (484) 223 28 70
Fax: (484) 223 28 70

Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Siirt

Sites
Archaeological Sites: 6
Urban Sites: -
Natural Sites: -
Historical Sites: -
Total: 6
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 62
TOTAL: 68

Significant Days

Local Days of Celebration:

Day of Distinction of Siirt (Science Culture and Art Week)
Siirt
14-22 September

Commemoration Week for İbrahim Hakkı Hz.
Siirt
21 September

Atatürk's Visit to Siirt
Siirt
14 September

Commemoration Day for Veysel Karani Hz.
Siirt (Baykan - Ziyaret Village)
Week starting on 2nd Friday of May

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