Sur district
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Sur district is the historic central district of Diyarbakır, Turkey, known for its ancient city walls and densely built old city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sur district canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | district of Turkey ⓘ |
| administrativeType | metropolitan district municipality ⓘ |
| borders |
Bağlar district (Diyarbakır)
ⓘ
Kayapınar district (Diyarbakır) ⓘ Yenişehir district (Diyarbakır) ⓘ |
| contains |
Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
ⓘ
surface form:
historic center of Diyarbakır
|
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Diyarbakır
ⓘ
surface form:
Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality
Sur Municipality ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Diyarbakır
ⓘ
surface form:
Diyarbakır (city center)
|
| hasCulturalSignificance |
historic multi-ethnic heritage
ⓘ
important center of Kurdish culture ⓘ |
| hasEthnicCommunity |
Kurdish population (significant)
ⓘ
Turkish population ⓘ |
| hasEvent | urban conflict and damage in mid-2010s ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mixed residential and commercial use
ⓘ
narrow historic streets ⓘ traditional stone houses ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer/core area (Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens)
|
| hasMunicipalStatusSince | metropolitan reorganization era (early 2000s–2010s) ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite | Hevsel Gardens ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | high population density ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 21xxx (Diyarbakır central codes) ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Armenian churches (historic)
ⓘ
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır ⓘ
surface form:
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır (Ulu Cami)
Syriac churches (historic) ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Deliller Hanı
ⓘ
Diyarbakır city walls ⓘ
surface form:
Diyarbakır Fortress
Hasan Paşa Hanı ⓘ Diyarbakır city walls ⓘ
surface form:
city walls of Diyarbakır
historic caravanserais ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | subject to conservation regulations for historic fabric ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Diyarbakır city walls
ⓘ
densely built old city ⓘ historic urban fabric ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Kurdish
ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Diyarbakır Province
ⓘ
Southeastern Anatolia Region ⓘ |
| partOf | Diyarbakır ⓘ |
| roadAccess | connected to other Diyarbakır districts by urban roads ⓘ |
| subjectOf | urban renewal projects ⓘ |
| timeZone | TRT (UTC+3) ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Tigris
ⓘ
surface form:
Tigris River (nearby)
|
| urbanForm | walled inner city core of Diyarbakır ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.