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District and municipality in Mardin, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mazıdağı (Kurdish: Şemrex[2]) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 850 km2,[4] and its population is 36,442 (2022).[1] The town is populated by Kurds of the Dimilî tribe.[5]
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District and municipality | |
A street in Mazıdağı | |
Map showing Mazıdağı District in Mardin Province | |
Coordinates: 37°28′45″N 40°29′11″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Mardin |
Area | 850 km2 (330 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 36,442 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0482 |
Website | www |
In the local elections of 2009 Hasip Aktas was elected as mayor as a member of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) with 57% of all votes. In the local elections of 2014, Necia Yıldırım from the DTP became Mayor.[6] In the municipal elections of 2019, Nalan Özaydın from the Peoples' Democratic Party was elected as Mayor of Mazıdağı.[7] On the 15 November 2019 she was detained over alleged terror links.[8] The next day she was dismissed.[9]
Mazıdağı region is very rich in phosphate mines.[10]
There are 53 neighbourhoods in Mazıdağı District:[11]
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