Hakkâri (city)

Hakkâri (Turkish pronunciation: [hacːaːɾi]), formerly known as Julamerk, (Turkish: Çölemerik, Kurdish: Colemêrg) is a city and the seat of Hakkâri District in the Hakkâri Province of Turkey. The city is populated by Kurds and had a population of 58,470 in 2023.

Hakkâri
Municipality
Hakkâri
Hakkâri
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.577°N 43.739°E / 37.577; 43.739
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictHakkâri
Population
 (2023)
58,470
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

It is located about 40 kilometres from the Iraq–Turkey border, but the distance to the nearest Iraqi border crossing (Ibrahim Khalil Border Crossing) by road is about 270 km.

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