Dicle

This article is about the town. For the river, see Tigris. For the given name and surname, see Dicle (name).

Dicle (Kurdish: Pîran,^[2] Ottoman Turkish: پيران^[3]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.^[4] Its area is 738 km²,^[5] and its population is 36,114 (2022).^[1] It is populated by Kurds.^[2]

Dicle
District and municipality
Map showing Dicle District in Diyarbakır Province
Dicle Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°22′30″N 40°04′24″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Diyarbakır
Government
• Mayor	Felat Aygören (HDP)
Area	738 km2 (285 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	36,114
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	21830
Area code	0412

The Mayor is Felat Aygören from the HDP.^[6]

Dicle is the Kurdish and Turkish name of the Tigris river, which runs through the district and gave its name to it. The name derives from tighri- (arrow) from Avestan^[7] and cognate with "tîj, tîr" (sharp, arrow) in Kurdish^[8][9] and tigra- (sharp, pointed) in Old Persian. Some claim that it derives from through Akkadian Idiqlat from the original Sumerian name for the river, Idigna.

Composition

There are 48 neighbourhoods in Dicle District:^[10]

• 15 Temmuz
• Acar
• Altayköy
• Arıköy
• Bademli
• Bağlarbaşı
• Bahçedere
• Bahçeköy
• Baltacı
• Başköy
• Baturköy
• Biçer
• Boğaz
• Boğazköy
• Bozaba
• Çavlı
• Çelebi
• Dedeköy
• Değirmenli
• Döğer
• Durabeyli
• Gelincik
• Gölbaşı
• Gündoğdu
• Kaygısız
• Kayıköy
• Kelekçi
• Kırklar
• Kırkpınar
• Kocaalan
• Koruköy
• Kurşunlu
• Kurudere
• Meydanköy
• Pekmezciler
• Pınar
• Sergenli
• Süsümlü
• Taşağıl
• Tepe
• Tepebaşı
• Uğrak
• Ulubaş
• Uluçeşme
• Üzümlü
• Yeşilsırt
• Yeşiltepe
• Yokuşlu

References

1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. Malmîsanij, Mehemed (1988). Pîro; Baran; Şêxbizinî (eds.). "Bazı yörelerde Dımıli ve Kurmanci lehçelerinin köylere göre dağılımı". Berhem (in Turkish). 2: 17. ISSN 1100-0910.
3. Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 407.
4. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
5. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
6. "Diyarbakır Dicle Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
7. "Etymology of Tigris". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
8. "Tîj in English". Glosbe.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
9. "Tîr in English". Glosbe.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
10. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.