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Eleşkirt
Alashkert • Ալաշկերտ | |
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Coordinates: 39°47′53″N 42°40′28″E / 39.79806°N 42.67444°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Ağrı |
District | Eleşkirt |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ramazan Yakut (SP) |
Elevation | 1,840 m (6,040 ft) |
Population | 10,191 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Website | www |
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 mayor is Ramazan Yakut (Felicity Party).