Mazıdağı (Kurdish: Şemrex[2]) is a municipality and districtofMardin 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]
Mazıdağı
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District and municipality
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A street in Mazıdağı
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Map showing Mazıdağı District in Mardin Province
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  Mazıdağı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′45″N 40°29′11″E / 37.47917°N 40.48639°E / 37.47917; 40.48639 | |
| 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]
Kurdistan
Turkey
