Diyadin ( ku, Giyadîn, ) is a town and district in
Ağrı Province
The Ağrı Province ( tr, Ağrı ili, ku, Parêzgeha Agiriyê) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in eastern Turkey, bordering Iran to the east, Kars Province, Kars to the north, Erzurum Province, Erzurum to the northwest, Muş Province, Muş a ...
of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
, at the foot of
Mount Tendürek
Tendürek ( tr, Tendürek Dağı, hy, Թոնդրակ, Tondrak) is a shield volcano located in the Ağrı Province, Ağrı and Van Province, Van provinces of eastern Turkey, close to the borders with Iran. The elongated volcano rises above the Do ...
, a high peak in the
Aladağlar
The Anti-Taurus Mountains (from el, Αντίταυρος) are a mountain range in southern and eastern Turkey, curving northeast from the Taurus Mountains.
At , Mount Erciyes ( Turkish: Erciyes Dağı) is the highest peak not just in the ran ...
range that stands between Ağrı and the north shore of
Lake Van
Lake Van ( tr, Van Gölü; hy, Վանա լիճ, translit=Vana lič̣; ku, Gola Wanê) is the largest lake in Turkey. It lies in the far east of Turkey, in the provinces of Van and Bitlis in the Armenian highlands. It is a saline soda lake ...
.
Politics
The mayor is Betül Yaşar (
HDP). The current is
District Governor is Hasan Doĝan.
Economy
As of 1920, the area was known for its
sulphur
Sulfur (or sulphur in British English) is a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with a chemical formula ...
production.
Places of interest
*The Meya caves
*The hot-springs
*Church
References
External links
Diyadin
Districts of Ağrı Province
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
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