Kağızman (), formerly Kaghzvan (), is a town in
Kars Province
Kars Province (; Azerbaijani: Qars Rayonu; ; ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its closed border with Armenia. Its area is 10,193 km2, and its population is 274,829 (2022). The pr ...
in the
Eastern Anatolia 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
Kağızman District.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 21,130 (2022).
The current mayor is Okan Daştan (State Appointment). The town was the administrative center of the
Kagizman Okrug of the
Kars Oblast until 1918.
Notable people
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Rohat Alakom, writer
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Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...
, song writer's paternal grandmother's town
[Dylan, pp. 92–93.]
References
District municipalities in Turkey
Populated places in Kars Province
Kağızman District
Kars oblast
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
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