Arpaçay

Arpaçay (Ottoman Turkish: زاروشاد‎ Zaruşad,[3] Armenian: Զարիշատ / Zarishat; Azerbaijani: Arpaçay ilçəsi; Georgian: წინუბანი / Tzinubani or სულა ზარიშტიანი / Sula Zarishtiani; Kurdish: Zarûşad; called Zaruşat until it was officially renamed in 1922) is a town and a district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is 2,503 as of 2010. The mayor is Erçetin Altay (AKP).

For the river of Armenia and Turkey, see Akhurian River. For the village in Azerbaijan, see Arpaçay, Azerbaijan.
Arpaçay
Arpaçay
Coordinates: 40°50′54″N 43°19′54″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKars
Government
 • MayorErçetin Altay (AKP)
 • KaymakamMurat Demirci
Area
 • District1,285.19 km2 (496.21 sq mi)
Elevation
1,675 m (5,495 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
2,956
 • District
19,724
 • District density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Post code
36730
Websitewww.arpacay.bel.tr

Notable natives
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See also

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 534.


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