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Taşlıçay (Kurdish: Avkevir,[3] Armenian: Դաշլիչայ Ստորին, romanized: Dašličay Storin, lit. 'Lower Taşlıçay'[4]) is a town and district of Ağrı Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is located in the valley of the Murat River on the road from the city of Ağrı to Doğubeyazıt and Turkey's border with Iran. It covers an area of 798 km², and the altitude is 1,660 m. The population, as of 2012, is 22,589, of which 6,284 live in the town of Taşlıçay and the remainder on the surrounding countryside. The mayor is İsmail Taşdemir (AKP).

Taşlıçay
Taşlıçay
Coordinates: 39°32′24″N 43°40′38″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Ağrı
Government
• Mayor	İsmail Taşdemir (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Ercan Ateş
Area [1]
• District	834.47 km2 (322.19 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Urban	6,284
• District	22,589
• District density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Post code	04800
Website	www.taslicay.bel.tr

Taşlıçay is surrounded by high mountains (2,000m plus), including; to the north Perili, Balıkgölü (3,159 m) and Ziyarettepe (1,800 m) of the South Aras range; and to the south the Aladağlar, including Muratbaşı (Koçbaşı) (3,510 m) and Kandil (2,750 m).

History

A burial mound (höyük) to the south of Taşlıçay and numerous other ruins in the district indicate a long and varied human presence in the region. There is an Urartu temple and an Armenian monastery on the hill above the village of Taşteker.

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[de] Taşlıçay

Taşlıçay ist eine Kreisstadt und ein Landkreis in der Türkei. Beide liegen in der ostanatolischen Provinz Ağrı. Der Kreis liegt zentral in der Provinz und grenzt im Süden an die Provinz Van und im Norden an die Provinz Iğdır.

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- [en] Taşlıçay

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