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Aralık

Coordinates: 39°52′22″N 44°31′09″E / 39.87278°N 44.51917°E / 39.87278; 44.51917
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Aralık
Municipality
Aralık is located in Turkey
Aralık
Aralık
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°52′22″N 44°31′09″E / 39.87278°N 44.51917°E / 39.87278; 44.51917
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIğdır
DistrictAralık
Government
 • MayorMustafa Güzelkaya (AKP)
Elevation
821 m (2,694 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
5,809
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
76500
Area code0476
Websitewww.aralik.bel.tr

Aralık (Azerbaijani: Aralıq; Kurdish: Başan;[2] Armenian: Արալիխ, romanized: Aralikh; Russian: Аралык, romanized: Aralyk) is a town in the Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Aralık District.[3] Its population is 5,809 (2022).[1] Aralık lies near the right bank of the river Aras, across the border from the Armenian town Artashat. It is the location of the Aras corridor, which connects Turkey with Azerbaijan. The town of Aralık is mainly inhabited by Azerbaijanis.[4]

Government

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

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19081,756—    
19141,988+2.09%
19803,762+0.97%
19854,409+3.22%
19904,201−0.96%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19977,084+7.75%
20077,239+0.22%
20126,986−0.71%
20176,253−2.19%
20225,809−1.46%
Source: Russian population censuses (1908–1914),[6][7] Turkish population censuses (1980-1997)[8][9][10][11] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ İbrahim Sediyani (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya. Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 187. ISBN 9786054296002.
  3. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  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. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1910 год [Caucasian calendar for 1910] (in Russian) (65th ed.). Tiflis: Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom. 1910. p. 182. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ Кавказский календарь на 1915 год [Caucasian calendar for 1915] (in Russian) (70th ed.). Tiflis: Tipografiya kantselyarii Ye.I.V. na Kavkaze, kazenny dom. 1915. p. 89. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021.
  8. ^ "1980 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1980. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2022.
  9. ^ "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
  10. ^ "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
  11. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
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