Eleşkirt
Municipality in Ağrı, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
The mayor is Ramazan Yakut (Felicity Party).[6]
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