Eleşkirt District is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Ağrı Province
Ağrı Province () is located in eastern Turkey, bordering Iran to the east and the Provinces of Turkey, provinces of Kars Province, Kars to the north, Erzurum Province, Erzurum to the northwest, Muş Province, Muş and Bitlis Province, Bitlis to ...
of Turkey. Its seat is the town
Eleşkirt
Eleşkirt () is a town of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Eleşkirt District.[İl ...]
.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its area is 1,307 km
2, and its population is 31,545 (2021).
Geology and geomorphology
There is
Mount Kösedağ in the north of
Eleşkirt
Eleşkirt () is a town of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Eleşkirt District.[İl ...]
district center.
Composition
There are four
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in Eleşkirt District:
[
* ]Eleşkirt
Eleşkirt () is a town of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Eleşkirt District.[İl ...]
* Tahir
Taher () (spelled Tahir and Tahar in English and French, Тагир in Russian; Pashto, Urdu and Persian: طاهر,; , ) is a name meaning "pure" or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic. There are several Semitic variations that include ...
* Yayladüzü
* Yücekapı
There are 55 villages
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...
in Eleşkirt District:Köy
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
* Abdiköy
* Akyumak
* Alagün
* Alkuşak
* Arifbey
* Aşağıkopuz
* Aydoğdu
* Çatalpınar
* Çatkösedağ
* Çetinsu
* Çiftepınar
* Dalkılıç
* Değirmenoluğu
* Dolutaş
* Düzağıl
* Düzyayla
* Ergözü
* Goncalı
* Gözaydın
* Güneykaya
* Güvence
* Hasanpınarı
* Haydaroğlu
* Hayrangöl
* Hürriyet
* Ikizgeçe
* Ikizgöl
* Indere
* Kanatgeren
* Karabacak
* Kayayolu
* Kokulupınar
* Körpeçayır
* Mollahüseyin
* Mollasüleyman
* Öztoprak
* Palakçayırı
* Pirabat
* Ramazan
* Sadaklı
* Salkımlı
* Sarıköy
* Söbetaş
* Sultanabat
* Süzgeçli
* Toprakkale
* Türkeli
* Uludal
* Uzunyazı
* Yağmurlu
*
Yanıkdere
* Yelkesen
* Yeşilova
* Yığıntaş
* Yukarıkopuz
References
Districts of Ağrı Province
Eleşkirt District
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