Yeşilli (Kurdish: Rişmil)[3] is a town and district of Mardin Province of Turkey.
Yeşilli | |
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Yeşilli | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′26″N 40°49′33″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hayrettin Demir (AKP) |
| • Kaymakam | Ediz Sürücü |
| Area | |
| • District | 48.10 km2 (18.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 13,006 |
| • District | 16,544 |
| • District density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Post code | 47650 |
| Website | www.yesilli.bel.tr |
The district is populated by Arabs, Assyrians and Kurds.
| Settlement | Ethnicity (tribe) |
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| Yeşilli (Rişmil) | Arab and Kurdish (Omerkan)[4] |
| Alıçlı (Elûca) | Kurdish (Omerkan)[5] |
| Bülbül (Benabil) | Assyrian[6] |
| Dereyanı (Şûrî) | Kurdish (Surgucu)[7] |
| Koyunlu (Dandane) | Kurdish (Surgucu)[7] |
| Kütüklü (Kurima) | Kurdish (Omerkan)[5] |
| Ovaköy (Bikere) | |
| Sancar (Tixûb, Tuxus) | Kurdish (Omerkan)[5] |
| Uzunköy (Qelendaran) | Kurdish (Qelenderan)[8] |
| Zeytinli (Zeytunat) | Kurdish (Qelenderan)[8] |
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