Ergani
Ergani | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Ergani District in Diyarbakır Province | |
  Ergani Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′09″N 39°45′42″E / 38.26917°N 39.76167°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
Area | 1,510 km2 (580 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 136,099 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 21950 |
| Area code | 0412 |
| Website | www |
Ergani (Ottoman Turkish: عثمانيه, romanized: Osmaniye,[2] Kurdish: Erxenî),[3] formerly known as Arghni or Arghana, is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[4] Its area is 1,510 km2,[5] and its population is 136,099 (2022).[1] Ergani District is located in the administrative as the Southeastern Anatolia Region, but as a geographical region it is located in Eastern Anatolia. The mayor is Ahmet Kaya (HDP) since 2019.[6] Ahmet Karaaslan was appointed as the District Governor.[7]
Çayönü
[edit]Near the village of Sesverenpınar, among the Hilar rocks Çayönü hill was first settled in c. 7500 BC, and was continuously inhabited until 5000 BC (but only occasionally since then). Remains have been found from the earlier habitation, one of the most important archaeological finds of its era.[8]
History
[edit]Trade has flourished between Ergani and Mesopotamia during the third millennium BC. Ergani has a rich history of being a mining region.[9]
Education
[edit]There is 107 elementary schools, and 3 Anatolian high schools in Ergani. There is also a Dicle University Vocational School in Ergani.[10]
Composition
[edit]There are 102 neighbourhoods in Ergani District:[11]
- Adnan Menderes
- Ahmetli
- Akçakale
- Akçoban
- Alitaşı
- Armutova
- Aşağıbitikçi
- Aşağıkuyulu
- Azıklı
- Aziziye
- Bademli
- Bagür
- Bahçekaşı
- Bereketli
- Boğazköy
- Boncuklu
- Bozyer
- Caferan
- Çakartaş
- Çakırfakır
- Canveren
- Çayırdere
- Çayköy
- Çimlihöyük
- Cömert
- Coşkun
- Çukurdere
- Dağarası
- Dallıdağ
- Değirmendere
- Demirli
- Dereboyu
- Deringöze
- Develi
- Devletkuşu
- Dibektaş
- Doğanköy
- Fatih
- Fevzi Çakmak
- Giraylar
- Gökiçi
- Gözekaya
- Gözlü
- Gülerce
- Güneştepe
- Güzelyurt
- Hançerli
- Hendekköy
- Hilar
- İncehıdır
- İstasyon
- Karaburçak
- Karpuzlu
- Karşıbağlar
- Kavaklı
- Kavurmaküpü
- Kayan
- Kemaliye
- Kemertaş
- Kesentaş
- Kıralan
- Kocaali
- Kömürtaş
- Kortaş
- Koyunalan
- Kumçi
- Morkoyun
- Namıkkemal
- Olgun
- Ortaağaç
- Ortayazı
- Otluca
- Özbilek
- Pınarkaya
- Sabırlı
- Salihli
- Sallar
- Sallıca
- Sanayi
- Saray
- Savaş
- Selmanköy
- Şirinevler
- Sökündüzü
- Şölen
- Tevekli
- Üçkardeş
- Usluca
- Üzümlü
- Yakacık
- Yamaçlar
- Yapraklı
- Yayvantepe
- Yeniköy
- Yeşilköy
- Yolbulan
- Yolköprü
- Yoncalı
- Yukarıbitikçi
- Yukarıkarpuzlu
- Yukarıkuyulu
- Ziyaret
Climate
[edit]Ergani has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa).
| Climate data for Ergani (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 117.4 (4.62) |
97.78 (3.85) |
97.32 (3.83) |
81.3 (3.20) |
58.41 (2.30) |
10.66 (0.42) |
0.98 (0.04) |
1.81 (0.07) |
8.53 (0.34) |
44.17 (1.74) |
76.3 (3.00) |
114.27 (4.50) |
708.93 (27.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.9 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 71.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68.3 | 65.5 | 60.5 | 57.7 | 51.9 | 35.1 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 34.8 | 49.2 | 59.1 | 68.7 | 50.8 |
| Source: NOAA[12] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 393.
- ^ Avcýkýran, Dr. Adem (ed.). "Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî" (PDF). Tirsik. p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Diyarbakır Ergani Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart Diyarbakır Ergani Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". secim.haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "Kaymakamımız Sayın Ahmet Karaaslan". Ergani Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Cayönü Tepesi". www.tf.uni-kiel.de. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ Çiftçi, Ali (2017). The Socio-Economic Organisation of the Urartian Kingdom. Brill. p. 122. ISBN 9789004347588.
- ^ "Ergani Vocational High School Dicle University". www.dicle.edu.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ergani". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official City Website (in Turkish)
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