Taşburun, Karakoyunlu

Taşburun is a village in Karakoyunlu District, Iğdır Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 927 (2022).[1] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] The village is populated by Azerbaijanis.[4]

Taşburun
Municipality
Taşburun is located in Turkey
Taşburun
Taşburun
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°59′N 44°15′E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIğdır
DistrictKarakoyunlu
Elevation
840 m (2,760 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,098
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
76800
Area code0476

Geography

Taşburun is situated on Turkish state highway D.080 which connects Turkey to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Mount Ararat is to the south and Armenian border is to the east. The distance to Karakoyunlu is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) and to Iğdır is 22 kilometres (14 mi).

History

According to mayor's page Taşburun was founded by Turkmen tribe named Taşburun after Seljuks annexed the area to their realm in 1064. In 1239 it was captured by the Mongols and in 1514 by the Ottoman Empire. It was ceded to Safavid Persia by the Treaty of Istanbul (1736) . In 1746 it was returned to Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Kerden but lost to Russian Empire by the Treaty of San Stefano signed after the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). At the end of the First World War it was returned to Turkey. In 1993 it was declared a seat of township.[5]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19902,572—    
19971,771−5.19%
20072,186+2.13%
20122,076−1.03%
20171,434−7.13%
2022927−8.36%
Source: Population censuses (1990-1997)[6][7] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[1]

Economy

Main economic sectors are agriculture and animal breeding. There is also a small flour factory.[5]

References
  1. "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
  4. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 296.
  5. Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
  7. "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
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