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Ağın District
Ağın District is a district of Elazığ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Ağın.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 20 December 2022. Its area is 242 km2, and its population is 2,746 (2021). Composition There is 1 in Ağın District: * There are 16 villages in Ağın District: *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ağın
Ağın is a town of Elazığ Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Ağın District.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 20 December 2022. Its population is 1,818 (2021). The mayor is Yılmaz Serttaş from the Nationalist Movement Party. History The city of Ağın was initially founded by Armenians in Iran, Armenians who had migrated there from Iran. In 1896, the city was evenly divided between Muslims and Armenians. The city was recognized for its wealth and had previously escaped the Hamidian massacres, 1895-1896 Hamidian massacres through a ransom payment by the Armenians of 1500 Turkish gold pounds. On September 15, 1896, three weeks after 1896 Ottoman Bank Takeover, the raid of the Ottoman Bank by Armenia ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |