Eleşkirt
Municipality in Ağrı, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Eleşkirt
Alashkert • Ալաշկերտ | |
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,_Agirî.jpg) General view of Eleşkirt. Mount Kösedağ appears in the background | |
 Eleşkirt Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′53″N 42°40′28″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 |
The mayor is Ramazan Yakut (Felicity Party).[6]
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