Middle East
Turkey
Şırnak Province

Silopi District

Silopi District is a district of the of . The seat of the district is the town of and the population was 148,126 in 2023. Its area is 831 km2. The district is populated by Kurds.
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  • Type: district of Turkey with 118,000 residents
  • Description: district of Şırnak, southeastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Silopi district”, “Silopi Ilcesi”, and “Silopi İlçesi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silopi and Başak.

Town
Photo: HaburLisesi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city and seat of District in the of . The city is mainly populated by Kurds of Sipêrtî and Zewkan tribes and had a population of 108,880 in 2023.

Village
is a village in the Silopi District of in . The village is populated by Kurds of non-tribal affiliation and had a population of 6 in 2023. is situated 3½ km north of Silopi District.

Village
is a village in the Silopi District of in . The village is populated by Kurds of the Botikan tribe and had a population of 573 in 2023. The hamlets of Eğrıkonak and Ovabaşı are attached to . is situated 4½ km east of Silopi District.

Silopi District

Latitude
37.2498° or 37° 14′ 59″ north
Longitude
42.4717° or 42° 28′ 18″ east
Population
118,000
Elevation
519 metres (1,703 feet)
Open location code
8H946FXC+WM
Geo­Names ID
438989
Wiki­data ID
Q116147973
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Uzbek—“Silopi District” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Silopi”
  • Esperanto: “distrikto Silopi”
  • Esperanto: “Silopi”
  • Ido: “Distrikto Silopi”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Silopi”
  • Turkish: “Silopi ilçesi”
  • Uzbek: “Silopi (tuman)”
  • Uzbek: “Silopi”
  • “Silopi ilçesi”

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