Batman Province
Batman Province (, ; ) is a province in Turkey. It was created in May 1990 with the Law No. 3647 taking some parts from the eastern Province of Siirt and some from the southern Province of Mardin. Its area is 4,477 km2, and its population i ...
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. The town of Gercüş is the seat and the district had a population of 19,304 in 2021.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023. Its area is 914 km2. The district was established in 1926.
Composition
There are two
municipalities
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villages
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Hisar
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Hissar, Hisar and Hesar may refer to:
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Kantar
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Kutlu
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Given name
* Kutlu Adalı, Turkish Cypriot journalist
* Kutlu Özmakinacı, bassist of Turkish rock band Yüksek Sadakat ...
UlaÅŸ
UlaÅŸ ( Kurdish: ''Tecer'') is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey
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hamlets
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.Bağlı Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 3 February 2023.