Çetenli, Doğubayazıt

Çetenli, Doğubayazıt is a town in Dogubayazit district of central Agri Province eastern Turkey.

Çetenli
Cetenli with Mount Ararat in the distance
Çetenli
Coordinates: 39°32′56″N 44°04′45″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAğrı
Area
 • District2,415.84 km2 (932.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Urban
74,316
 • District
118,950
 • District density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Websitewww.yerelnet.org.tr

The town population is 3000[2] and its postal ZIP code is 04400.

The name of the village comes from the çeten plant, of which the village has a large number of fields. Located in Agri Province, the town is located 18km from the town of Dogubayazit, and is in the shadow of the biblical Mount Ararat. The climate is mountainous and cold to temperate.

The village population has fluctuated greatly. In 2007 it was 3000 while in 2000, it was 1076 and in 1997, 1674. The village economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry and has a school, medical center and a potable drinking water supply, but there is no sewerage nor post office. The village has asphalt roads connecting it, electricity and landline telephone.

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. town website
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