Petrolkent

Petrolkent is a suburb in , and has about 18,700 residents. Petrolkent is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Batman Arena and Batman railway station.

Stadium
Batman is a city and capital of Batman District in , . It lies on a plateau, 540 meters above sea level, near the confluence of the and the and had a population of 452,157 in 2021.

Railway station
Photo: Kaya Elifnur 72, CC BY-SA 4.0.

is an oil refinery in , southeastern Turkey. It is owned and operated by Tüpraş, the country's only oil refiner with four refineries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erköklü and Batman.

Suburb
Batman is a city and capital of Batman District in , . It lies on a plateau, 540 meters above sea level, near the confluence of the and the and had a population of 452,157 in 2021.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in , with a population of 492,000 in 2023. It's the chief city of an oil-producing area and is entirely modern. It's pronounced baat-maan, not like the name of the superhero, and in Kurdish is known by its older name of Iluh.

Village
is a village in the Batman District of in . The village is populated by Kurds of the Receban tribe and had a population of 1,025 in 2021. The hamlet of Okçu is attached to the village and is also populated by the Receban tribe. is situated 3½ km south of Petrolkent.

Petrolkent

Latitude
37.86607° or 37° 51′ 58″ north
Longitude
41.12522° or 41° 7′ 31″ east
Population
18,700
Open location code
8H93V48G+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2506849183
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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Satellite Map

Discover Petrolkent from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Petrolkent” goes by many names.
  • Kurdish: “Taxa Petrolkent”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ebubekir Es Sıddık Camii and Petrolkent Taziye Evi.

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