Viranşehir
District and municipality in Şanlıurfa, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Viranşehir (Kurdish: Wêranşar)[2] is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 2,297 km2,[4] and its population is 207,315 (2022).[1] It is a market town serving a cotton-growing area, 93 km east of the city Şanlıurfa and 53 km north-west of Ceylanpınar at the Syrian border. In Late Antiquity, it was known as Constantina or Constantia (Greek: Κωνσταντίνη) by the Romans and Byzantines, and Tella by the local Assyrian/Syriac population.[5]
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Viranşehir | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 37°13′50″N 39°45′55″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Şanlıurfa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Salih Ekinci (AKP) |
Area | 2,297 km2 (887 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 207,315 |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 63700 |
Area code | 0414 |
Website | www |
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