Diyarbekir vilayet in the context of "Six Vilayets"

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⭐ Core Definition: Diyarbekir vilayet

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The Vilayet of Diyâr-ı Bekr (Armenian: Տիգրանակերտի նահանգ, Ottoman Turkish: ولايت دياربكر, Vilâyet-i Diyarbakır) was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, wholly located within what is now modern Turkey. The vilayet extended south from Palu on the Euphrates to Mardin and Nusaybin on the edge of the Mesopotamian plain. After the establishment of Republic of Turkey in 1923, the region was incorporated into the newly created state.

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👉 Diyarbekir vilayet in the context of Six Vilayets

The Six Vilayets (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت سته, Vilâyat-ı Sitte), the Six Provinces, or the Six Armenian Vilayets (Armenian: Վեց Հայկական Վիլայեթները Vets' haykakan vilayet'nery; Turkish: Altı vilayet, Altı il) were the main Armenian-populated vilayets ("provinces") of the Ottoman Empire and, together, comprise most of Western Armenia. These were Van, Erzurum, Mamuret-ul-Aziz, Bitlis, Diyarbekir and Sivas.

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← Six Vilayets ← Six vilayets
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Armenian language → Ottoman Turkish language → Vilayet → Ottoman Empire → Palu (District), Elazığ → Euphrates → Mardin → Nusaybin → Mesopotamia → Republic of Turkey →