Eleşkirt
Alashkert • Ալաշկերտ | |
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Coordinates: 39°47′53″N 42°40′28″E / 39.79806°N 42.67444°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Ağrı |
District | Eleşkirt |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ramazan Yakut ( SP) |
Elevation | 1,840 m (6,040 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | 10,191 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Website |
www |
Eleşkirt ( Kurdish: Zêdikan) [2] is a town of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Eleşkirt District. [3] Its population is 10,191 (2021). [1] Its name is a transference from Alashkert ( Armenian: Ալաշկերտ, romanized: Alaškert), the valley's former administrative centre but now a village known as Toprakkale. It was known as Vagharshakert in medieval sources. [4] At the time of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 approximately half of the population consisted of Armenians and the rest of Kurds and Turks. [5]
The mayor is Ramazan Yakut ( Felicity Party). [6]
Eleşkirt
Alashkert • Ալաշկերտ | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 39°47′53″N 42°40′28″E / 39.79806°N 42.67444°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Ağrı |
District | Eleşkirt |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ramazan Yakut ( SP) |
Elevation | 1,840 m (6,040 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | 10,191 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Website |
www |
Eleşkirt ( Kurdish: Zêdikan) [2] is a town of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Eleşkirt District. [3] Its population is 10,191 (2021). [1] Its name is a transference from Alashkert ( Armenian: Ալաշկերտ, romanized: Alaškert), the valley's former administrative centre but now a village known as Toprakkale. It was known as Vagharshakert in medieval sources. [4] At the time of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 approximately half of the population consisted of Armenians and the rest of Kurds and Turks. [5]
The mayor is Ramazan Yakut ( Felicity Party). [6]