Aralık (; ; ; ) is a town in the

Iğdır Province Iğdır Province (, , , ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in eastern Turkey, located along the borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan (the area of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic), and Iran. Its adjacent provinces are Kars Province, Kars to the north ...

in the

Eastern Anatolia The Eastern Anatolia region () 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 Black Sea Region and Georgia in th ...

region of

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. It is the seat of

Aralık District Aralık District is a Districts of Turkey, district of the Iğdır Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Aralık.

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Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 5,809 (2022). Aralık lies near the right bank of the river Aras, across the border from the

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

n town

Artashat Artashat (), Hellenized as Artaxata () and Artaxiasata (), was a major city and commercial center of ancient Armenia that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia from its founding in 176 BC to 120 AD, with some interruptions. It was fo ...

. It is the location of the Aras corridor, which connects Turkey with Azerbaijan. The town of Aralık is mainly inhabited by

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Government

Mustafa Güzelkaya was elected mayor of Aralık in the local elections of March 2019.

Demographics

References

Populated places in Iğdır Province Aralık District Erivan Governorate Kurdish settlements in Turkey District municipalities in Turkey Populated places in Aralık District {{Iğdır-geo-stub