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
Municipality
Doğubayazıt from Ishak Pasha Palace
Doğubayazıt
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°32′50″N 44°05′00″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAğrı
DistrictDoğubayazıt
Government
  MayorYıldız Acar (HDP)
Population
 (2021)
80,061
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.dogubayazit.bel.tr
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