Type: | village |
Province: | Ağrı |
District: | Taşlıçay |
Balçiçek | |
Population Total: | 140 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Coordinates: | 39.6908°N 43.3475°W |
Elevation M: | 2044 |
Postal Code: | 04802 |
Area Code: | 0472 |
Balçiçek is a village in the Taşlıçay District of Ağrı Province, Turkey. The village is located 37 km from the provincial capital of Ağrı and 9 km from the district center of Taşlıçay.
The village's former name was recorded as Abdalaği in 1912 and as Abdelik or Abdalik in 1928, with the Kurmanji term "avdêlik" meaning "abdalcık".[1] Previously part of the Diyadin district, Balçiçek was attached to the Karaköse district on May 16, 1934.[2] It later became part of Taşlıçay when it was established as a district.