Area: 6.904 km²
Population: 353.197 (2000)
Traffic Code: 73
The province of Şırnak is located in the Southeastern Anatolian Region, at the borders of Syria and Iraq. The Cudi Mountain, the ancient city and the caves are laces which is worthy to visit.
Districts: Şırnak (center), Beytüşşebap, Cizre, Güçlükonak, İdil, Silopi, Uludere.
It is possible to reach to the province of Şırnak via highways from all around the country.
The major localities for visiting purposes in the province of Şırnak are the Cudi Mountain, Kasrık Strait and Saint Nuh Mausoleum and Mem-u Zin Mausoleum in Cizre province.
The dominant climate in Şırnak province varies depending on the regions of the province. The dominant climate at the higher sections of the province is the severe terrestrial climate while normal terrestrial climate is effective at the other sections of the province.
Şırnak was at the status of a village during the Ottoman period and become a district in 1927 connected to the province of Siirt and finally become a province in 1990.
Tourism Facilities Data Base Updating Project is still in progress.Upon the end of the current process some of the shortcomings related to Tourism facilities and regarding information will be removed.
- Visiting Cudi Mountain,
- Visiting Saint Nuh Mausoleum and Mem-u Zin mausoleum
- Visiting Kasrık Strait
Archaeological Sites: 1
Urban Sites: -
Natural Sites: -
Historical Sites: -
Total: 1
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 23
TOTAL: 24
Governorship : (+90-486) 216 10 97
Municipality : (+90-486) 216 12 05
Hospital : (+90-486) 216 13 61
Police : (+90-486) 216 40 01
Gendarme : (+90-486) 357 20 66
Provincial Directorate : (+90-486) 528 71 03
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (486) 216 20 89
Fax: (486) 216 15 52