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Batman, Tur.
Batman
Turkey
Batman, town, southeastern Turkey, in the centre of the country’s oil-producing region. It is located about 5 miles (8 km) west of the town of Siirt and lies in a region of broad plateaus.
A government-owned refinery is located at Batman, and a pipeline extends for nearly 320 miles (515 km) from the oil fields near Batman to the port of İskenderum on the Mediterranean Sea coast. Batman’s industries produce beverages, processed food, chemicals, furniture and fixtures, footwear, machinery, and transport equipment. The town has road and railway links with Diyarbakır and Kurtalan, and it has an airport. Pop. (2000) 246,678; (2013 est.) 348,963.
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