Aralık
| Aralık | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Iğdır | |||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 53 ' N , 44 ° 31' E | |||
| Height : | 850 m | |||
| Residents : | 6,193 (2018) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 476 | |||
| Postal code : | 76500 | |||
| License plate : | 76 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | ||||
| Structure : | 5 malls | |||
| Mayor : | Mustafa Güzelkaya ( AKP ) | |||
| Website: | ||||
| Aralık County | ||||
| Residents : | 21,311 (2018) | |||
| Surface: | 852 km² | |||
| Population density : | 25 inhabitants per km² | |||
| Kaymakam : | Tolga Kamil Ersöz | |||
| Website (Kaymakam): | ||||
Aralık ( Kurdish : Başan ) is a city and a district in the Iğdır Province in the far east of Turkey . The city is home to 29 percent of the district's population and forms the easternmost point of Turkey. The city is located on the eastern slope of the Ararat a few kilometers from the Turkish-Armenian border. The previous name was Başköy.
The district of Aralık has borders with Iran , Armenia and Nakhchivan and borders in the south with the Turkish province of Ağrı . In addition to the city of Aralık as the administrative center ( Merkez ), there are 21 villages in the district, three of which have more than 1,000 inhabitants: Gödekli (2,709), Hasanhan (2,307) and Yukarıçamurlu (1,418). The average village population is 720 people. The county’s economy depends heavily on the Dilucu- Nakhichevan border crossing .
history
In the Middle Ages, Aralık was part of the Bagratid Empire . Thereafter, the region was the scene of the wars between the Ottomans and Safavids for several centuries . In 1746 it became part of the Yerevan Khanate , which was a vassal state of Persia. After the Russo-Persian War from 1826 to 1828 and the Peace of Turkmanchai , Aralık went to the Russians. Within the Russian Empire, Aralık was part of the Armenia Oblast and later the Yerevan Governorate . For a short period from 1917 to 1920, Aralık was part of the Democratic Republic of Armenia . With the Treaty of Kars , Aralık became part of Turkey. Until 1960, Aralık was a Bucak within the Iğdır District of Kars Province. From 1960 to 1992 it was a district within the province of Kars. It has belonged to Iğdır since 1992.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Türkiye Nüfusu İl ve İlçelere Göre Nüfus Bilgileri (Nufusune.com) , accessed on April 23, 2019
