Why visit Silvan
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 2 parks and trails in and around town.
Highlights include Tigranocerta.
Weather in Silvan
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About Silvan
Silvan (Kurdish: Farqîn; Ottoman Turkish: ميا فارقين, romanized: Meyafarikîn, Armenian: Սիլվան, romanized: Silvan) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,252 km2, and its population is 86,161 (2022). It is populated by Kurds.
From the Wikipedia article Silvan, Diyarbakır (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Tigranocerta
Monument and historic site · 0.8 km
Capital of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Churches and places of worship15
Selahaddin-i Eyubi Camii ( Silvan Ulu Camii )
Place of worship · Sunni · 0.7 km
3 more on the map.
Gas and EV charging5
History
Silvan has been identified by several scholars as one of two possible locations (the other being Arzan) of Tigranocerta, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Armenia, which was built by Tigranes the Great (ruling 95–55 BCE) and named in his honor.
From the History section of Silvan, Diyarbakır on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare23
Map of Silvan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Batman Airport (BAL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 km away.
- Bahçe 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Gürpınar 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Boyunlu 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Kazandağı 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
- Keklikdere 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Altınkum 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Kumgölü 15 km northeast, about 15 min by car
- Batman 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Diyarbakır 74 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Siirt 85 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Farqîn, Dûrzan cîrano, CC BY-SA 3.0
- DİYARBAKIR-SİLVAN 2009 - panoramio, nurettingülay(from T…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, rafialacahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rafialacahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rafialacahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nesim, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rafialacahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rafialacahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rafialacahan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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