Why visit Aralık
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Artaxata and Artaxata (Artashat).
Weather in Aralık
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About Aralık
Aralık (Azerbaijani: Aralıq; Kurdish: Başan; Armenian: Արալիխ, romanized: Aralikh; Russian: Аралык, romanized: Aralyk) is a town in the Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Aralık District. Its population is 5,809 (2022). Aralık lies near the right bank of the river Aras, across the border from the Armenian town Artashat.
From the Wikipedia article Aralık (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks4
Artaxata
Monument and historic site · 5.4 km
Large commercial city and the capital of ancient Armenia during the reign of king Artaxias I
Dvin
Monument and historic site · 15.5 km
Capital of early medieval Armenia
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship3
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare4
Map of Aralık
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Getting there and nearby towns
Iğdır Airport (IGD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 56 km away.
- Aşağıaratan 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
- Hacıağa 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Yukarıtopraklı 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Gödekli 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Aşağıçamurlu 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Yukarıçamurlu 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Hasanhan 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Kerimbeyli 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Babacan 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Iğdır 41 km west, about 41 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ARTAXATA antique Franck Devedjian fecit 2017, Franck devedjian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monasterio Khor Virap, Armenia, 2016-10-01, DD 25, Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AR312 - Khor Virap Alberto sis, GRANDE PUFFO VCO, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mount Ararat and Khor Virap Monastery 2, Ararat Plain, Armenia, Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
- Androctonus turkiyensis 137453399, Fethullah ÖZTÜRK, CC BY 4.0
- Androctonus turkiyensis 137453543, Fethullah ÖZTÜRK, CC BY 4.0
- Androctonus turkiyensis 137453485, Fethullah ÖZTÜRK, CC BY 4.0
- Russian Encyclopedia - Volume 1 - Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- ISS054-E-41663 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Monasterio Khor Virap, Armenia, 2016-10-01, DD 04, Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia (29365451880), Clay Gilliland from Chandler, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
- Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia (29365462460), Clay Gilliland from Chandler, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
- Khor Virap State Sanctuary-1, Գարվիք, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap south view, Yerevantsi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Armenia. Khor Virap P8220372 2350, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap State Sanctuary Wetland, Narek75, CC BY 4.0
- Mount Ararat, Ararat Plain, Armenia-Turkey border, Armenia, Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
- Mount Ararat, Two volcanic cones, Ararat Plain, Armenia, Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
- Khor Virap Jan 2020 10 28 19 956000, Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KhorVirap11, VardanMn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mount Ararat from Khor Virap, January 2020, Héctor Ochoa 'Robot8A', CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mt Ararat (29574682561), Clay Gilliland from Chandler, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
- Panorama of Khor Virap with Ararat in the Background, Dudva, CC BY-SA 4.0
- -Խոր Վիրապ 11, Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- -Մասիս լեռ S-N 02, Soghomon Matevosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap Jan 2020 10 27 39 162000, Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap Jan 2020 10 27 34 026000, Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap in Spring, Gayaneh.chopin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KhorVirap12, VardanMn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap Jan 2020 10 27 57 999000, Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap Sanctuary, Ararat Plain, Armenia, Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
- Khor Virap Sanctuary, Wetland, Ararat Plain, Armenia, Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
- KhorVirap13, VardanMn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Armenia. Khor Virap P8220381 2350, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PANO 20190502 165038, Արման Բարսեղյան, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap Jan 2020 10 28 09 301000, Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Խոր Վիրապի վանք 04, VardanMn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KhorVirap7, VardanMn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap Jan 2020 10 27 09 261000, Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khor Virap south view2, Yerevantsi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ruins of Dvin, Armenia, GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0
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