Safavid Diyarbakr

Velāyat-e Diyarbakr
1504–1514/1517
StatusProvince of the Safavid Empire
CapitalAmida (Diyarbakır)
Common languagesPersian, Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Syriac, Armenian
GovernmentProvince
hakem 
Succeeded by
Diyarbekir Eyalet
Today part ofTurkey

The province of Diyarbakr (Persian: ولایت دیاربکر, romanizedVelāyat-e Diārbakr) was a short-lived province of the Safavid Empire located in the area of present-day Turkey. Amida (Medieval Diyarbakır) was the provincial capital, and the seat of the Safavid governors. It had the following administrative jurisdictions; Orfah (Urfa), Jazireh (Cizre), Kharput (Elazığ), Mardin, Sert (Siirt), and Hesn Keyfeh (Hasankeyf).


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