Doğubayazıt
Doğubayazıt (Kurdish: Bazîd; Armenian: Պայազատ or Դարոյնք, romanized: Payazat or Daruynk) is a town of Ağrı Province of Turkey, near the border with Iran. Its elevation is 1625 m. It is the seat of Doğubayazıt District. Its population is 80,061 (2021). Also known as Kurdava, the town was the capital of the self-declared Republic of Ararat, an independent Kurdish state centered in the Ağrı Province.
Doğubayazıt | |
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Municipality | |
Doğubayazıt from Ishak Pasha Palace | |
Doğubayazıt Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°32′50″N 44°05′00″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ağrı |
| District | Doğubayazıt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yıldız Acar (HDP) |
| Population (2021) | 80,061 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www |
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