- Batman Province
Infobox Province TR
name=Batman
region=Southeastern Anatolia
licence = 72
total population = 518,020
area_code= 488
area= 4694
urban population=246,700 |Batman (short for the "Bati Raman" mountains) is a Turkish province in the predominantly Kurdish [ [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/images/dist-kurdish.gifDistribution of Kurdish People] —
GlobalSecurity.org ] [Turkey does not register ethnicity in census, and there are thus no verifiable official figures. SeeKurdish people .] southeast ofAnatolia . The province's population is just over 500,000.The province is important because of its
oil reserves and production. The oil refinery was founded in 1955. There is a 494-km oil pipeline from Batman to the Turkish town ofİskenderun .Cotton is the main agricultural product. A railway line connects Batman withDiyarbakır and Elazığ. TheBatman River flows though the area.Batman (246,700 inhabitants) is the provincial capital.
The province is also of interest from an archaeological point of view. Sights include the Imam Abdullah Dervish monastery and the bridges of Camiü‘r Rızk and
Hasankeyf .Districts
Batman province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):
*Batman
*Beşiri
*Gercüş
*Hasankeyf
*Kozluk
*Sason Notes and references
ee also
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Ilısu Dam Campaign External links
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/The_Kurds/Story/0,,428351,00.html The Guardian – "What's in a name? Too much in Turkey"]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/kurdistan-maps.htm Maps of Kurdish Regions] byGlobalSecurity.org
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/images/dist-kurdish.gifMap of Kurdish Population Distribution] byGlobalSecurity.org
* [http://www.guneydogumirasi.org/eng/ Tourism information is available in English at the Southeastern Anatolian Promotion Project site.]
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