Why visit Eleşkirt
Townapedia lists 3 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Eleşkirt
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About Eleşkirt
Eleşkirt (Kurdish: Zêdikan) is a town of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Eleşkirt District. Its population is 10,191 (2021). Its name is a transference from Alashkert (Armenian: Ալաշկերտ, romanized: Alaškert), the valley's former administrative centre but now a village known as Toprakkale.
From the Wikipedia article Eleşkirt (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay1
Gas and EV charging1
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Healthcare3
Map of Eleşkirt
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ağrı Airport (AJI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 34 km away.
- Mollasüleyman 5 km east, about 5 min by car
- Yücekapı 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Değermenoğlu 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Ergözü 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Toprakkale 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Yeşilova 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Goncalı 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Tahir 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Ağrı 33 km east, about 33 min by car
- Sarıkamış 59 km north, about 59 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Zêdka (Eleşkirt), Agirî, Bibliophile, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, healixx, CC BY-SA 4.0
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