Çermik

Çermik (from Armenian: Ջերմուկ, Jermuk,[3] literally "hot springs"[4] Kurdish: Çermûk‎[5]) is a town and district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. The population is 50,812 (as of 2018[6]). The mayor is Şehmus Karamehmetoğlu from the Justice and Development Party (AKP),[7] and the current Kaymakam is Nazlı Demir.[8]

Çermik
Çermik
Coordinates: 38°08′14″N 39°27′04″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceDiyarbakır
Government
 • MayorŞehmus Karamehmetoğlu (AKP)
 • KaymakamNazlı Demir
Area
 • District986.78 km2 (381.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
18,505
 • District
50,309
 • District density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Post code
21600
Websitewww.cermik.bel.tr

Çermik, once called Aberna when it was a Byzantine city, got its name from its world-famous natural spa. The water in the Çermik Spa contains natrium chloride, calcium sulfate and fluoride and can be used externally as well as internally to heal rheumatism, digestive problems, illnesses of the thyroid glands, kidneys and urinary passages and metabolism problems.

As of 2006, the population of Çermik is about 21 000. Main attractions are the Haburman Bridge, Çeteci Abdullah Pasha Madrasa, Ulu Cami (the Grand Mosque)[9] the Bandeler Fountain (Bandeler Çesmesi) and the Gelincik Dağı ( Mountain of Gelincik)

Notable people

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Hovannisian, Richard G., ed. (2006). Armenian Tigranakert/Diarbekir and Edessa/Urfa. Mazda Publishers. p. 62. ....Armenian: Chermug, Chermuk, or Jermuk; Turkish: Chermik or Cermik).
  4. Kévorkian, Raymond H. (2011). The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History. London: I. B. Tauris. p. 369. ISBN 9781848855618. ...in the administrative seat, Chermug (“Hot Springs”), with an Armenian population...
  5. Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. "Çermik Nüfusu Diyarbakır". www.nufusu.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  7. "Diyarbakır Çermik Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart Diyarbakır Çermik Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". secim.haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  8. "Kaymakam Nazlı Demir". www.cermik.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  9. Sinclair, T. A. (1989-12-31). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume III. Pindar Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-907132-34-9.
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