Ağrı (Turkey)
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Name (Hebrew)
אגרי (טורקיה)
Name (Latin)
Ağrı (Turkey)
Coordinates
43.051389 43.051389 39.719444 39.719444 (geonet )
43.056667 43.056667 39.721667 39.721667 (wikiped )
E0430305 E0430305 N0394310 N0394310 (geonet )
E0430324 E0430324 N0394318 N0394318 (wikiped )
Associated country
Turkey
MARC
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Sources of Information
- Britannica online, Apr. 18, 2011(Ağrı, formerly Karaköse, city, in the highlands of eastern Turkey)
- GEOnet, Apr. 18, 2011(Ağrı, seat of first-order political div., Turkey, ADM1: Ağrı, 39°43ʹ10ʺN 043°03ʹ05ʺE = 39.719444 43.051389; variants: Karakilise, Karaköse; Karakilise is also an approved and variant name for places in other provinces; Karaköse is also a variant for Doğubayazıt in Ağrı prov., and also an approved and variant name for places in other provinces)
- Wikipedia, Apr. 18, 2011(Ağrı, formerly Karaköse or Karakilise (before 1919), is the capital of Ağrı Province at the eastern end of Turkey, near the border with Iran; 39°43.3ʹN 43°3.4ʹE)
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Wikipedia description:
Ağrı (Turkish pronunciation: [ɑːɾɯ]; Armenian: Աղրըի; Kurdish: Agirî) is a city in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. The city and its surrounding province are predominantly inhabited by Kurds and are widely identified in the scholarly literature as part of the Kurdish-populated regions of eastern Anatolia. It is the seat of Ağrı Province and Ağrı District. Its population is 120,390 (2021). It was formerly known as Karaköse. In the early Turkish republican period and until 1946, it was officially known as Karakilise. the city is now named after Ağrı, the Turkish name of Mount Ararat.
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