Editing Harran (section)

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
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|source = 1990 census,<ref name="TÜİK1990">{{Cite web | url = https://kutuphane.tuik.gov.tr/pdf/0013349.pdf | title = 1990 General Census | date = 1991 | publisher = [[Turkish Statistical Institute]] | language = Turkish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210831205734/https://kutuphane.tuik.gov.tr/pdf/0013349.pdf | archive-date = 31 August 2021 | url-status = live }}</ref> 1997 census<ref name="TÜİK1997">{{Cite web | url = https://kutuphane.tuik.gov.tr/pdf/0014235.pdf | title = 1997 Population Count | date = 1999 | publisher = [[Turkish Statistical Institute]] | language = Turkish | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221030113057/https://kutuphane.tuik.gov.tr/pdf/0014235.pdf | archive-date = 30 October 2022 | url-status = live }}</ref> and TÜIK (2007–2022)<ref name=tuik>{{cite web|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |title=Population Of SRE-1, SRE-2, Provinces and Districts|publisher=[[Turkish Statistical Institute|TÜIK]] |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>
|1990|29592
|1997|40664
|2007|58734
|2012|72939
|2017|85319
|2022|96072
}}
In its most prosperous periods in ancient and medieval history Harran was probably home to around 10,000–20,000 residents.{{Sfn|Lloyd|Brice|Gadd|1951|p=|pp=83–84}}

As a result of Harran's retransition into a permanent settlement over the course of the late 20th century and early 21st century, the city and surrounding district has experienced a rapid population increase. Despite this, Harran retains predominantly rural characteristics.{{Sfn|Yiğiter|Yirmibeşoğlu|2011|p=149}} As of 2022, Harran had a population of 96,072.<ref name="tuik" /> The Harran district ranks 857th among 872 districts in Turkey, and last among the districts of the [[Şanlıurfa Province]], by socioeconomic development.{{Sfn|Yiğiter|Yirmibeşoğlu|2011|p=149}} As of 2009, Harran has a low [[Unemployment Rate|unemployment rate]] (2.73%; 753rd among all districts), a low [[literacy rate]] (55.16%; 865th among all districts) and a high population increase rate (64.23%; 7th among all districts).{{Sfn|Yiğiter|Yirmibeşoğlu|2011|p=149}} Harran's possibilities for development are subject to several limiting factors, including the amount of productive land and the relatively limited area reserved for urban development.{{Sfn|Yiğiter|Yirmibeşoğlu|2011|p=150}}

In his [[seyahatnâme]] from the 17th century, [[Evliya Çelebi]] mentioned that the vicinity of Harran was inhabited by [[Bedouin]]s of [[Qays]] and [[Mawali (tribe)|Mawali]] tribes.<ref>{{cite book |title=Evliyâ Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi: III |page=165 |url=https://archive.org/details/EvliyelebiSeyahatnmesiIII/page/n165/mode/2up |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> The local culture is predominantly Arabic in terms of lifestyle, clothing and food.{{Sfn|Changoiwala|2019}} Harran has close social, cultural, commercial and urban relations with Urfa, the capital of the [[Şanlıurfa Province]].{{Sfn|Yiğiter|Yirmibeşoğlu|2011|p=149}} The majority of the district's population is composed of tribal Arabs.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Özcan |first1=İbrahim |title=Harran Arap Lehçesi: Dil ve Üslup Özellikleri |journal=Harran Ilahiyat Journal |date=2021 |issue=46 |pages=100–113 |doi=10.30623/hij.982752 |s2cid=245419847 |url=https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/hij/issue/66228/982752 |access-date=23 July 2022|doi-access=free }}</ref>
[[File:Harran (1589077097).jpg|thumb|A man from Harran]]

===Language===
According to the census conducted by Turkey in 1927, 88.0% of the population spoke Arabic as their mother tongue; 6.8% Kurdish, and 5.2% Turkish.<ref name="Tahriri">{{cite book |title=Umumî Nüfus Tahriri |date=1927 |publisher=İstatistik Umum Müdürlüğü |pages=247–248 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WuqoDAEACAAJ |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref> In 1998, the majority of the population of Harran spoke Turkish; approximately 19% spoke Arabic and 10% spoke Kurdish.{{sfn|Özdeniz|Bekleyen|Gönül|Gönül|1998|p=478}}