Taşlıçay

Taşlıçay (Kurdish: Avkevir,[2] Armenian: Դաշլիչայ Ստորին, romanized: Dašličay Storin, lit. 'Lower Taşlıçay'[3]) is a town in Ağrı Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Taşlıçay District.[4] Its population is 6,140 (2021).[1] It is located in the valley of the Murat River on the road from the city of Ağrı to Doğubeyazıt and Turkey's border with Iran. Its altitude is 1,660 m. The mayor is İsmet Taşdemir (AKP).

Taşlıçay
Municipality
Taşlıçay is located in Turkey
Taşlıçay
Taşlıçay
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°38′0″N 43°22′40″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAğrı
DistrictTaşlıçay
Government
 • Mayorİsmet Taşdemir (AKP)
Population
 (2021)[1]
6,140
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
04800
Websitewww.taslicay.bel.tr

Taşlıçay is surrounded by high mountains (2,000m plus), including; to the north Perili, Balıkgölü (3,159 m) and Ziyarettepe (1,800 m) of the South Aras range; and to the south the Aladağlar, including Muratbaşı (Koçbaşı) (3,510 m) and Kandil (2,750 m).

History
Main article: Ağrı Province

A burial mound (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 temple and an Armenian monastery on the hill above the village of Taşteker.

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. "Էրզրումի նահանգ, Դիադինի գավառ". Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  4. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.


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