Uludere District

Uludere District is a district of the Şırnak Province of Turkey. In 2023, the district had a population of 46,740. The seat of the district is the town of Uludere. Its area is 841 km2.

The district was formed in 1957.

Around 90% of the district is populated by Kurds from the Goyan tribe. The Kaşuran tribe also reside in the district.

Settlements
Uludere District contains four beldes, seventeen villages of which two are unpopulated and moreover seven hamlets.

Municipalities

 * 1) Hilal (Şêxan)
 * 2) Şenoba (Sêgirik)
 * 3) Uludere
 * 4) Uzungeçit (Dêra Hînê)

Villages

 * 1) Akduman (Mîjîn)
 * 2) Andaç (Elemûna)
 * 3) Bağlı (Kulgi)
 * 4) Bağlıca (Kudin)
 * 5) Ballı (Şiwêt)
 * 6) Bulakbaşı (Nîreh)
 * 7) Dağdibi (Hedrîn)
 * 8) Doğan (Bazyan)
 * 9) Gülyazı (Bujeh)
 * 10) Işıkveren (Bîleh)
 * 11) İnceler (Ziravik)
 * 12) Onbudak (ܐܫܝ (Ischy, Eschy), Şê)
 * 13) Ortabağ (Kirur)
 * 14) Ortaköy (Oriş)
 * 15) Ortasu (Roboskî)
 * 16) Taşdelen (Nerweh)
 * 17) Yemişli (Mergeh)

Population
Population history from 2007 to 2023:

Geography
Uludere's neighbors are: the district of Çukurca in the province of Hakkâri to the east; the districts of Şırnak and Silopi to the west; the district of Beytüşşebap to the north; and the country of Iraq to the south.

The topography of Uludere consists mostly of rugged mountainous terrain. The Haftanîn and Kêla Meme (Kel Mehmet) mountains are the highest mountains in Uludere. In addition, Suwar, Serhe, Haftanîn, Meydan, Elcan and Şirîş are important plateaus. The altitude varies between 800 meters and 3200 meters throughout the district. The lowest altitude is in the Şenoba town and the highest altitude is in the Kel Mehmet (Kêla Meme) mountain.