Aralık District

Aralık District is a district of the Iğdır Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Aralık.[1] Its area is 852 km2,[2] and its population is 20,133 (2022).[3] 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.

Aralık District
District
Map showing Aralık District in Iğdır Province
Map showing Aralık District in Iğdır Province
Aralık District is located in Turkey
Aralık District
Aralık District
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°52′N 44°31′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIğdır
SeatAralık
Government
 • KaymakamFatih Özcan
Area
852 km2 (329 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
20,133
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Websitewww.aralik.gov.tr

Aras corridor

The district of Aralık includes the Aras corridor, which connects Turkey with Azerbaijan through the Nakhchivan 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.[4] It is predominantly inhabited by Kurds and is the location of the Dilucu Border Gate, the only border crossing between Turkey and Azerbaijan, opened in May 1992.

Composition

There is one municipality in Aralık District:[1]

There are 22 villages in Aralık District:[5]

  • Adetli
  • Aşağıaratan
  • Aşağıçamurlu
  • Aşağıçiftlikköy
  • Aşağıtopraklı
  • Babacan
  • Emince
  • Gödekli
  • Hacıağa
  • Hasanhan
  • Karahacılı
  • Kıraçbağı
  • Kulukent
  • Ramazankent
  • Saraçlı
  • Tarlabaşı
  • Tazeköy
  • Yenidoğan
  • Yukarıaratan
  • Yukarıçamurlu
  • Yukarıçiftlikköy
  • Yukarıtopraklı

References
  1. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. Parrot, p. xxix.
  5. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.


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