Aralık

Aralık (Kurdish: Başko‎;[3] Azerbaijani: Aralıq; Armenian: Արալիխ Aralikh; Russian: Аралык) is a town and district of the Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the location of the Aras corridor, which connects Turkey with Azerbaijan. Part of the district forms the international border between Turkey and Armenia, which has been closed since 1993, and the border between Turkey and Iran. The town of Aralık is mainly inhabited by Azerbaijanis.[4]

For the village, see Aralık, Mustafakemalpaşa.
Aralık
Aralık
Coordinates: 39°52′22″N 44°31′09″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIğdır
Government
 • MayorMustafa Güzelkaya (AKP)
 • KaymakamMustafa Görmüş
Area
 • District709.23 km2 (273.84 sq mi)
Elevation
821 m (2,694 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
6,986
 • District
22,521
 • District density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Post code
76500
Websitewww.aralik.bel.tr

Government

Mustafa Güzelkaya was elected mayor of Aralık in the local elections of March 2019.[5] Mustafa Görmüş is Kaymakam.[6]

Aras corridor

The district of Aralık includes the Aras corridor, which connects Turkey with Azerbaijan through the Nakhichevan exclave. The corridor is formed by the confluence of the Aras and Lower Karasu rivers and was ceded to Turkey by the Soviet Union in the Treaty of Kars.[7] It is predominately inhabited by Kurds and is the location of the Dilucu Border Gate, the only border crossing between Turkey and Azerbaijan, opened in May 1992.

Population
Aralık Town Center's population
2007 7,239
2000 8,115
1997 7,983
1990 5,400
1985 4,700
1980 3,400

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. İbrahim Sediyani (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya. Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 187. ISBN 9786054296002.
  4. Parrot, Friedrich (2016) [1846]. Journey to Ararat. Translated by William Desborough Cooley. Introduction by Pietro A. Shakarian. London: Gomidas Institute. pp. xxvi–xxvii. ISBN 978-1909382244.
  5. "Iğdır Aralık Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  6. "Kaymakam Hamza İNAM". www.susuz.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  7. Parrot, p. xxix.
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