Aralık District

District of Iğdır Province, Turkey

District in Iğdır, Turkey

39°52′N 44°31′E / 39.867°N 44.517°E / 39.867; 44.517CountryTurkeyProvinceIğdırSeatAralıkGovernment

• KaymakamFatih ÖzcanArea

852 km² (329 sq mi)Population

(2022)

20,133 • Density24/km² (61/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Websitewww.aralik.gov.tr

Aralık District is a district of the Iğdır Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Aralık.^[1] Its area is 852 km²,^[2] and its population is 20,133 (2022).^[3] Part of the district forms the international border between Turkey and Armenia, which has been closed since 1993, and the border between Turkey and Iran.

Aras corridor

The district of Aralık includes the Aras corridor, which connects Turkey with Azerbaijan through the Nakhchivan exclave. The corridor is formed by the confluence of the Aras and Lower Karasu rivers and was ceded to Turkey by the Soviet Union in the Treaty of Kars.^[4] It is predominantly inhabited by Kurds and is the location of the Dilucu Border Gate, the only border crossing between Turkey and Azerbaijan, opened in May 1992.

Composition

There is one municipality in Aralık District:^[1]

Aralık

There are 22 villages in Aralık District:^[5]

Adetli
Aşağıaratan
Aşağıçamurlu
Aşağıçiftlikköy
Aşağıtopraklı
Babacan
Emince
Gödekli
Hacıağa
Hasanhan
Karahacılı
Kıraçbağı
Kulukent
Ramazankent
Saraçlı
Tarlabaşı
Tazeköy
Yenidoğan
Yukarıaratan
Yukarıçamurlu
Yukarıçiftlikköy
Yukarıtopraklı

References

^ ^a ^b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ Parrot, p. xxix.
^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

Aralık District in Iğdır Province of Turkey

Districts

Aralık
Iğdır
Karakoyunlu
Tuzluca

List of provinces by region
Istanbul	Istanbul
West Marmara	Balıkesir Çanakkale Edirne Kırklareli Tekirdağ
Aegean	Afyonkarahisar Aydın Denizli İzmir Kütahya Manisa Muğla Uşak
East Marmara	Bilecik Bolu Bursa Düzce Eskişehir Kocaeli Sakarya Yalova
West Anatolia	Ankara Karaman Konya
Mediterranean	Adana Antalya Burdur Hatay Isparta Kahramanmaraş Mersin Osmaniye
Central Anatolia	Aksaray Kayseri Kırıkkale Kırşehir Nevşehir Niğde Sivas Yozgat
West Black Sea	Amasya Bartın Çankırı Çorum Karabük Kastamonu Samsun Sinop Tokat Zonguldak
East Black Sea	Artvin Giresun Gümüşhane Ordu Rize Trabzon
Northeast Anatolia	Ağrı Ardahan Bayburt Erzincan Erzurum Iğdır Kars
Central East Anatolia	Bingöl Bitlis Elazığ Hakkâri Malatya Muş Tunceli Van
Southeast Anatolia	Adıyaman Batman Diyarbakır Gaziantep Kilis Mardin Siirt Şanlıurfa Şırnak

Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

v t e Aralık District
Municipalities	Aralık
Villages	Adetli Aşağıaratan Aşağıçamurlu Aşağıçiftlikköy Aşağıtopraklı Babacan Emince Gödekli Hacıağa Hasanhan Karahacılı Kıraçbağı Kulukent Ramazankent Saraçlı Tarlabaşı Tazeköy Yenidoğan Yukarıaratan Yukarıçamurlu Yukarıçiftlikköy Yukarıtopraklı