Eleşkirt Explained
| Type: | municipality |
| Eleşkirt |
| Other Name: | Alashkert • Ալաշկերտ |
| Coordinates: | 39.7981°N 42.6744°W |
| Province: | Ağrı |
| District: | Eleşkirt |
| Leader Party: | SP |
| Leader Name: | Ramazan Yakut |
| Elevation M: | 1,840 |
| Population Total: | 10191 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
Eleşkirt (ku|Zêdikan)[1] is a town of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Eleşkirt District.[2] Its population is 10,191 (2021).[3] Its name is a transference from Alashkert (hy|Ալաշկերտ|translit=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]
Notable people
Notes and References
- Book: Avcıkıran . 2009 . 56 . tr, ku .
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi
- Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021. 12 January 2023. TÜİK. tr . XLS.
- Sinclair, T.A. London, 1989, "Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume II" p. 280
- Zatikyan, Hovhannes [Զատիկյան, Հովհաննես] Noravank, 2013, "Garin province in the second half of the nineteenth century" [Կարինի նահանգը XIX դարի երկրորդ կեսին] pp. 391, 402 url = http://www.noravank.am/upload/pdf/KARINI_NAHANGY.pdf
- Web site: Ağrı Eleşkirt Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri. www.sabah.com.tr. 2019-09-09.
- Web site: 11 June 2012 . HERÊMA AGIRÎ: Filekî Ji Agiriyê 76 Sal Beriya Vê Bi Kurdî Pirtûk Nivîsand . 2024-12-03 . HERÊMA AGIRÎ.
