Ağrı, Turkey · Asia
18,769
Population
Asia
Continent
Istanbul
Timezone
TR
Country Code
Eleşkirt (Kurdish: Zêdikan) is a town of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Eleşkirt District. Its population is 10,191 (2021). 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. 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. The...
Coordinates
39.7980°, 42.6757°
Region/State
Ağrı
District
Eleşkirt İlçesi
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Country
Turkey
Region
Ağrı
Timezone
Europe/Istanbul
Population
18,769
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