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Silvan
City population
65,956
#157
in Turkey
#3
in Diyarbakir Province
#8,726
worldwide
38.137, 41.008 · 731 km from Ankara
About Silvan
Silvan is a city in Diyarbakir Province, Turkey with a population of 65,956. It is the 157th largest of the 416 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkey, and the 8,726th largest worldwide. It lies 731 km from Ankara.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 7
Elevation
810 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Coordinates
38.137, 41.008
Record updated
2025-05-10
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 416 in TurkeyClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.