Şanlıurfa, Turkey · Asia
44,284
Population
Asia
Continent
Istanbul
Timezone
TR
Country Code
Birecik (from the Arabic and Syriac al-Bīrah, meaning fortress) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 912 km2, and its population is 93,866 (2023). It lies on the Euphrates. Built on a limestone cliff 400 ft. high on the left/east bank of the Euphrates, "at the upper part of a reach of that river, which runs nearly north-south, and just below a sharp bend in the stream, where it follows that course after coming from a long reach flowing more from the west".
Coordinates
37.0258°, 37.9784°
Region/State
Şanlıurfa
District
Birecik İlçesi
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Country
Turkey
Region
Şanlıurfa
Timezone
Europe/Istanbul
Population
44,284
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