Digor ( ku, Dîgor, ota, ديغور, ) is a district of
Kars Province
Kars Province ( tr, Kars ili; ku, Parêzgeha Qersê; hy, Կարսի նահանգ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its closed border with Armenia. The provincial capital is the city o ...
in the
Eastern Anatolia
The Eastern Anatolia Region ('' tr, Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi'') is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous province in the region is Van Province. Other populous provinces are Malatya, Erzurum and Elazığ.
It is bordered by the Bl ...
region of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...
. The population of the town is 2,647. The mayor is Nebi Kerenciler (
AKP).
Notable People
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Mahmut Alınak
Mahmut Alınak (born 1952, Digor, Kars Province), is a Turkish lawyer, author and politician, of Kurdish origin, and a former parliamentary deputy.
Career
Alınak is a graduate of Ankara University's law faculty.Bianet, 26 April 2012Kandıra' ...
(1952*),
Kurdish Politician
See also
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Tekor Basilica
The Church of Saint Sarkis in Tekor (also known as the Tekor Basilica hy, Տեկորի տաճար) was a 5th-century Armenian church built in historical Armenia. It was located facing the town of Digor in the Kars Province of Turkey, about 16 ki ...
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Digoron People
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Yazidis in Armenia
Yazidis in Armenia (; ku, Êzîdiyên Ermenistanê) are Yazidis who live in Armenia, where they form the largest ethnic minority. Yazidis settled in the territory of modern-day Armenia mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, fleeing relig ...
References
External links
Governor's Office for Digor
Towns in Turkey
Populated places in Kars Province
Districts of Kars Province
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
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