Neighborhoods & villages
93 locations
Aşağıkaya Mah.
Bağdere Mah.
Çakıltaşı Mah.
Çobantepe Mah.
Darköprü Mah.
Doluçanak Mah.
Gökçetevek Mah.
Heybelikonuk Mah.
Kasımlı Mah.
Kumluk Mah.
Kutlualan Mah.
Sarıbuğday Mah.
Sulubağ Mah.
Yeşilbahçe Mah.
Akçeltik Mah.
Bahçe Mah.
Başdeğirmen Mah.
Bellibahçe Mah.
Çatakköprü Mah.
Çevriksu Mah.
Çiğil Mah.
Demirkuyu Mah.
Eskiocak Mah.
Gürpınar Mah.
Güzderesi Mah.
Kazandağı Mah.
Kıraçtepe Mah.
Kızlar Mah.
Kumgölü Mah.
Nohuttepe Mah.
Yenidoğan Mah.
Yeşerdi Mah.
Yeşilköy Mah.
Akçayır Mah.
Akdere Mah.
Akyol Mah.
Alibey Mah.
Altınkum Mah.
Arı Mah.
Aşağıveysi Mah.
Babakaya Mah.
Başıbüyük Mah.
Bayrambaşı Mah.
Bereketli Mah.
Beypınar Mah.
Boyunlu Mah.
Çaldere Mah.
Çardak Mah.
Silvan is a district of Diyarbakır province. Center coordinates: 38.1265° N, 40.9614° E. It is a basic unit of local settlement and transport within Diyarbakır.
Market days, mosque quarters and school neighborhoods shape Silvan's identity. WorldGuide provides culture, food, geography and history tabs at district level.
Typical landscapes of the Southeastern Anatolia region appear in daily life here.
In Silvan, weddings, holidays and seasonal festivals continue the heritage of Diyarbakır. Crafts, dress and folk dance vary by neighborhood.
Courtyards, coffeehouses and markets are social hubs. Younger generations discover music and crafts through cultural centers and festivals.
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1River
1Plateau
1Silvan developed as settlement, trade route and farmland in the historical geography of Diyarbakır. Mounds and stone houses may bear traces of earlier periods.
Republic-era centralization of services shaped modern Silvan. Local archives and oral history illuminate this process.