Taşlıçay (, , ) is a town in

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 ...

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 Taşlıçay District.İlçe Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its population is 6,140 (2021). It is located in the valley of the

Murat River The Murat River, also called Eastern Euphrates (, , ), is a major source of the Euphrates River. The Ancient Greeks and Romans used to call the river ''Arsanias'' (). It originates near Mount Ararat north of Lake Van, in Eastern Turkey, and flows ...

on the road from the city of

Ağrı Ağrı (; ) is a city in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. It is the seat of Ağrı Province and Ağrı District.

to Doğubeyazıt and Turkey's border with

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. Its altitude is 1,660 m. The mayor is İsmet Taşdemir ( AKP). The southern extensions of the Perili mountain on the

Aras Mountains Aras Mountains (), is a mountain range in northeastern Turkey. Also known as Haykakan Par (). It is located on the border of Erzurum, Kars, Ağrı and Iğdır provinces. It is a ridge at the middle of the Armenian highlands. It starts near sourc ...

to the north of the district and the Ziyaret Tepesi (2800 m), the south is surrounded by Aladağ and the south-western part is surrounded by the eastern part of the Kandil mountain. The highest point of the district is the Muratbaşı (Koçbaşı) (3510m) mountain on Aladağ in the south. Other high places are: Ziyaret hill in the north 1800 m, Lake Balık Mountain 3159m, wind hill in the south east 2828 m, Mount Kandil in the southwest 2750 m.

History

burial mound Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objec ...

( höyük) to the south of Taşlıçay and numerous other ruins in the district indicate a long and varied human presence in the region. There is an

Urartu Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around the Armenian highlands between Lake Van, Lake Urmia, and Lake Sevan. The territory of the ancient kingdom of Urartu extended over the modern frontiers of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Armenia.Kleiss, Wo ...

temple and an

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 monastery on the hill above the village of Taşteker.

References

Populated places in Ağrı Province Kurdish settlements in Ağrı Province District municipalities in Turkey {{Ağrı-geo-stub