Lice | |
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Coordinates: 38°27′0″N 40°39′0″E / 38.45000°N 40.65000°ECoordinates: 38°27′0″N 40°39′0″E / 38.45000°N 40.65000°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Diyarbakır |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rezan Zoğurlu (BDP) |
• Kaymakam | Mehmet Kurt |
Area | |
• District | 1,025.83 km2 (396.08 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Urban | 11,271 |
• District | 27,414 |
• District density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
Post code | 21700 |
Lice (pronounced [ˈlidʒe]), (Ottoman Turkish: ليجه,Kurdish: Licê, لجێ,Zazaki: Lıcê) is a Turkish district of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. The population was 9,644 in 2010. It is located 90 km (56 mi) from the capital, Diyarbakır. The mayor is Rezan Zoğurlu (BDP).
The Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK, was founded in the village of Fis, in Lice district on November 27, 1978.