Ağrı
Ağrı (Turkish pronunciation: [ɑːɾɯ]; Kurdish: Agirî; Armenian: Քարբեր, romanized: Karber) is a city in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. It is the seat of Ağrı Province and Ağrı District. Its population is 120,390 (2021). Formerly known as Karaköse (Kurdish: Qerekose) from the early Turkish republican period until 1946, and before that as Karakilise (Ottoman Turkish: قرهکلیسا, romanized: Karakilisa, lit. 'Black Church'; Armenian: Ղարաքիլիսա, romanized: Gharakilisa), the city is now named after Ağrı, the Turkish name of Mount Ararat.
Ağrı | |
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Municipality | |
City center of Ağrı | |
Ağrı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′07″N 43°03′03″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ağrı |
| District | Ağrı |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Metin Karadoğan (AKP) |
| Elevation | 1,640 m (5,380 ft) |
| Population (2021) | 120,390 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www |
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