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Şanlıurfa
Province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey

Şanlıurfa

Şanlıurfa Province, also known as Urfa Province, is a province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey.

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The city of Şanlıurfa is the capital of the province which bears its name. Its area is 19,242 km2, and its population is 2,170,110 (2022). The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority with a significant Arab and Turkish minority.

How locals move

Getting around Şanlıurfa the local way

  • Get aroundThe city has a network of minibus lines, although all sights are located in the easily walkable compact old town.
  • Go nextGo to Harran (about 45 km south, by dolmuş from the otogar.
  • Go nextYou can also find a dolmuş to Harran near the Havas bus stop, opposite Nevali hotel; on Google Maps you can see the small road named 124.

From Wikivoyage: Urfa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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