Hakkâri Province
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This article is about the province. For the city of the same name, see Hakkâri.
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| Region: | Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 7,121 (km²) |
| Total Population | 272,566 TUIK 2006 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 30 |
| Area code: | 0438 |
| Governor Website | http://www.Hakkari.gov.tr |
Hakkâri is a province in the southeast corner of Turkey, located at the juncture of Iraq and Iran. The capital is Hakkâri. The province covers an area of 7,121 km² and has a population of 272,566 (2006 est). The province had a population of 236,581 in 2000. Kurds form the majority.[1]
The province was created in 1946 out of part of Van Province. Its adjacent provinces are Şırnak to the west and Van to the north.
In Ottoman times, there were also numerous Assyrian tribes in the province, though fighting during the First World War forced most of them into Persia and Iraq. The Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East was also resident in Hakkâri Province until then.
[edit] Districts
Hakkâri province is divided into 4 districts (capital district in bold):
[edit] References
 Hakkâri Province (in the East Anatolia region) of Turkey |
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| Urban districts | Hakkâri |    |
| Rural districts | Çukurca - Şemdinli - Yüksekova | |
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