Viranşehir

Viranşehir (Kurdish: Wêranşar) is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,297 km2, and its population is 207,315 (2022). It is a market town serving a cotton-growing area, 93 km east of the city Şanlıurfa and 53 km north-west of Ceylanpınar at the Syrian border. In Late Antiquity, it was known as Constantina or Constantia (Greek: Κωνσταντίνη) by the Romans and Byzantines, and Tella by the local Assyrian/Syriac population.

Viranşehir
Map showing Viranşehir District in Şanlıurfa Province
Viranşehir
Location in Turkey
Viranşehir
Viranşehir (Şanlıurfa)
Coordinates: 37°13′50″N 39°45′55″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceŞanlıurfa
Government
  MayorSalih Ekinci (AKP)
Area
2,297 km2 (887 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
207,315
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
63700
Area code0414
Websitewww.viransehir.bel.tr
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