Miepherkeim

Silvan is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,252 km2, and its population is 86,161. It is populated by Kurds.
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  • Type: Town with 42,600 residents
  • Description: town of Diyarbakır, Turkey
  • Also known as: Mayyafariqin”, “Miyafarkin”, “Silvan”, and “Silvan, Diyarbakır

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Çardak and Yolaç.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silvan, in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Bekiran tribe and had a population of 854 in 2022. is situated 4 km northwest of Miepherkeim.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silvan, in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 140 in 2023. is situated 4½ km west of Miepherkeim.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silvan, in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 267 in 2022. is situated 4½ km southeast of Miepherkeim.

Miepherkeim

Latitude
38.1412° or 38° 8′ 28″ north
Longitude
41.0056° or 41° 0′ 20″ east
Population
42,600
Elevation
810 metres (2,657 feet)
Open location code
8HC342R4+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 133034637
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
300796
Wiki­data ID
Q945404
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Western Mari—“Miepherkeim” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): Μαρτυρούπολις
  • Arabic: سيلوان
  • Arabic: ميا فارقين
  • Arabic: ميافارقين
  • Armenian: Սիլվան
  • Asturian: Silvan (distritu)
  • Asturian: Silvan
  • Azerbaijani: Silvan
  • Bambara: Silvan ye
  • Bulgarian: Силван
  • Catalan: Mayyafarikin
  • Catalan: Mayyafariqin
  • Catalan: Mayyafariquin
  • Catalan: Npherkert
  • Catalan: Silvan
  • Cebuano: Silvan
  • Central Kurdish: فارقین
  • Chechen: Силван
  • Chinese: Silvan
  • Chinese: 錫爾萬
  • Chinese: 锡尔万
  • Czech: Silvan
  • Danish: Silvan
  • Dimli (individual language): Farqin
  • Dimli (individual language): Sıliwan
  • Dutch: Silvan
  • Egyptian Arabic: ميافارقين
  • French: Martyropolis
  • French: Mayyafarkin
  • French: Silvan
  • Gagauz: Silvan
  • German: Silvan
  • Gilaki: سيلوان
  • Greek: Μαγιαφαρικίν
  • Greek: Μαρτυρόπολις
  • Greek: Σιλβάν
  • Hebrew: סילבן
  • Hungarian: Silvan (Diyarbakır tartomány)
  • Hungarian: Silvan
  • Irish: Silvan
  • Italian: Martiropoli
  • Italian: Mayyafariqin
  • Italian: Silvan
  • Japanese: シルヴァン
  • Japanese: シルワーン
  • Kurdish: Farqîn
  • Kurdish: Ferqîn
  • Kurdish: Silîva
  • Kurdish: Silîvan
  • Kurdish: Silvan
  • Kurdish: فارقین
  • Latin: Martyropolis
  • Lithuanian: Silvanas
  • Malay: Silvan, Turki
  • Malay: Silvan
  • Mazanderani: سیلوان
  • Min Nan Chinese: Silvan
  • Minangkabau: Silvan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Silvan
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Martyropolis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Silvan
  • Norwegian: Silvan
  • Persian: سیلوان
  • Persian: شیلوان
  • Persian: میافارقین
  • Polish: Silvan
  • Portuguese: Silvan
  • Portuguese: Silvane
  • Romanian: Silvan, Diyarbakır
  • Russian: Маййафарикин
  • Russian: Мияфракин
  • Russian: Сильван
  • Russian: Фаркин
  • Serbian: Силван
  • Slovak: Silvan
  • Slovenian: Mayyafariqin
  • Slovenian: Silvan
  • South Azerbaijani: سیلوان
  • Spanish: Silvan
  • Swahili: Silvan, Turkey
  • Swahili: Silvan
  • Tatar: Силван
  • Turkish: Farqin
  • Turkish: Meyyafarikin
  • Turkish: Meyyafarkin
  • Turkish: Silvan
  • Ukrainian: Сильван
  • Urdu: سیلوان، دیار باقر
  • Urdu: سیلوان، دیار بکر
  • Western Mari: Сильван
  • Silvan

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