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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district of Turkey
administrativeType metropolitan district municipality
borders Bağlar district (Diyarbakır)
Kayapınar district (Diyarbakır)
Yenişehir district (Diyarbakır)
contains historic center of Diyarbakır
country Turkey
governedBy Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality
linked to: Diyarbakır

Sur Municipality
hasCapital Diyarbakır (city center)
linked to: Diyarbakır
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 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 (Ulu Cami)
Syriac churches (historic)
hasStructure Deliller Hanı
Diyarbakır Fortress
Hasan Paşa Hanı
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 River (nearby)
linked to: Tigris
urbanForm walled inner city core of Diyarbakır

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Diyarbakır hasPart Sur district