Eleşkirt

For other uses, see Alashkert (disambiguation).

Eleşkirt (Kurdish: Zêdikan)^[2] is a town of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Eleşkirt District.^[3] Its population is 10,191 (2021).^[1] Its name is a transference from Alashkert (Armenian: Ալաշկերտ, romanized: Alaškert), the valley's former administrative centre but now a village known as Toprakkale. It was known as Vagharshakert in medieval sources.^[4] At the time of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 approximately half of the population consisted of Armenians and the rest of Kurds and Turks.^[5]

Eleşkirt Alashkert • Ալաշկերտ
Municipality
General view of Eleşkirt. Mount Kösedağ appears in the background
Eleşkirt Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°47′53″N 42°40′28″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Ağrı
District	Eleşkirt
Government
• Mayor	Ramazan Yakut (SP)
Elevation	1,840 m (6,040 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]	10,191
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Website	www.eleskirt.bel.tr

The mayor is Ramazan Yakut (Felicity Party).^[6]

Notable people

• Şakiro
• Hmayak Siras^[7]