Şırnak
Şırnak | |
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Coordinates: 37°31′12″N 42°27′32″E / 37.520°N 42.459°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Şırnak |
District | Şırnak |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mehmed Yarka (AKP) |
Population (2023)[1] | 75,932 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Website | www.sirnak.bel.tr |
Şırnak (Kurdish: Şirnex) is a city in Şırnak District and the capital of Şırnak Province in Turkey.[2] The Ibrahim Khalil border crossing with Iraq is one of the main links of Turkey to Kurdistan Region in Iraq.
The city is mainly populated by Kurds of the Şirnexî tribe and had a population of 75,932 in 2023.[1][3]
Neighborhoods
Şırnak is divided into the twelve neighborhoods of Aşağıhan, Atatürk, Aydınlar, Bahçelievler, Boğaz, Cadırlı, Çavuşhan, Hatipler, Nasırhan, Şafak, Yayla and Yeni.[2]
Modern history
Kurdish-Turkish conflict
1992 Turkish military operation
On 18 August 1992, fighting broke out between
While the town was under bombardment, there was no way to get an account of what was happening in the region as journalists were prevented from entering the city centre, which was completely burned down by the
2016 Turkish military operation
On 13 March 2016 military operations by
Politics
In local elections of 2019, candidate Mehmet Yarka of the AKP party won with 61.72% of the vote.[6]
Population
Population history from 1965 to 2023:[1][7]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1965 | 4,936 | — |
1980 | 10,997 | +122.8% |
1990 | 25,059 | +127.9% |
2000 | 52,743 | +110.5% |
2010 | 54,263 | +2.9% |
2023 | 75,932 | +39.9% |
Climate
Şırnak has a
Climate data for Şırnak (1991–2020, extremes 1970–2022) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
38.2 (100.8) |
40.4 (104.7) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 107.3 (4.22) |
103.8 (4.09) |
125.8 (4.95) |
115.1 (4.53) |
52.6 (2.07) |
5.3 (0.21) |
6.1 (0.24) |
0.7 (0.03) |
13.2 (0.52) |
54.6 (2.15) |
82.5 (3.25) |
101.2 (3.98) |
768.2 (30.24) |
Average precipitation days | 9.04 | 9.11 | 10.52 | 10.44 | 6.74 | 1.70 | 0.78 | 0.48 | 1.07 | 5.81 | 7.63 | 10.22 | 73.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 96.1 | 121.5 | 170.5 | 219.0 | 263.5 | 318.0 | 347.2 | 350.3 | 306.0 | 223.2 | 153.0 | 99.2 | 2,667.5 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 7.3 |
Source: Turkish State Meteorological Service[8] |
References
- ^ a b c "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ISBN 9786058849631.
- New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "246 Days After Curfew and Siege: Sirnak in Photos - KurdishQuestion.com". Archived from the original on 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Türkiye". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Genel Nüfus Sayımları" (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Mevism Normalleri (1991–2020)" (in Turkish). Turkish State Meteorological Service. Retrieved 3 May 2021.