Iгdır [1] ( Tour. Iğdır ) is a city and district in Eastern Turkey, the administrative center and the largest city of Idır .
| City | |
| Igdir | |
|---|---|
| tour. Iğdır | |
| A country |  Turkey |
| Ile | Igdir |
| History and geography | |
| Former names | Zolakert |
| Square | 1479 km² |
| Center height | 850 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in the summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 119 432 people |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 76,000 |
| Other | |
| Location I dır Merkesi District in silt Igydr |  |
| igdir.bel.tr | |
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History
A city in historical Armenia, in the province of Ayrarat , the former name of Surb Marie [2] . In the Middle Ages it was known as Zolakert [3]
After the Russian-Persian war, the city became part of the Russian Empire , and from 1828 to 1917 it was a county town. It consisted mainly of Armenians, which numbered 2,900 people in the city [4] [5] . Surmaly County Erivan province . In 1917-1920 - as part of the Republic of Armenia [6] .
In 1920, during the Turkish-Armenian war, Igdir was occupied by Turkish troops, and the Armenians, who made up the majority of the population of the city [7] , were killed or expelled [8] .
Under the Treaty of Kars, Igdir became part of Turkey.
Demographics
In 1897, 4,680 people lived in Igdir, of which 3,934 (84%) were Armenians , 559 (11.9%) were Russians, 82 (1.7%) were Azerbaijani Tatar , 72 (1.5%) were Kurds and others.
- The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire [9]
For 2011, Igdir has a mixed population of Azerbaijanis , Turks and Kurds [10] .
| Igdir population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 75,927 | ||
| 2000 | 59 880 | ||
| 1997 | 44 334 | ||
| 1990 | 35,858 | ||
| 1985 | 29,460 | ||
| 1980 | 24 352 | ||
| 1975 | 29,542 | ||
| 1970 | 21,420 | ||
Genocide Monument and Museum
In Igdir, a monument was installed in memory of the Turks , who, according to Turkish data, were killed by Armenians during the First World War .
Famous natives of the IЫdır District
- Agaronyan, Avetis Arakelovich ( 1866 - 1948 ) - Head of the Republic of Armenia .
- Akopyan, Harutyun Amayakovich ( 1918 - 2005 ) - entertainer, magician, People's Artist of the USSR.
- Isabekyan, Eduard Amayakovich ( 1914 - 2007 ) - People's Artist of Armenia .
- Kamalyan, Garnik Arshakovich ( 1908 - 1973 ) - Armenian Soviet sculptor.
- Kanayan, Drastamat Martirosovich ( 1883 - 1956 ) - Armenian political and military leader.
- Miridzhanyan, Verdzhaluys ( 1916 - 1992 ) - Soviet Armenian actress [11] .
- Cetin, Servet - Turkish football player of Azerbaijani origin.
Twin Cities
- Shemakhy ( Azerbaijan )
- Sharur ( Azerbaijan )
Photo Gallery
Igdir at night
City streets
Grassy plain
Central street Igdir
Gravestone
Monument to the genocide of the Turks
The performance of the dance " Naz eliama " in Igdir (July 2005)
Notes
- ↑ Igdir - modern Russian transliteration of the name (“Atlas of the World”, 2007 ISBN 5-85120-243-2 ), previously the forms Igdir , Igdir and Igdir , Ihdyr were also used
- ↑ Dimitri Korobeinikov . Byzantium and the Turks in the Thirteenth Century. - Oxford University Press , 2014. - p. 174 .:
He was the leader of the Mongols: Ani, Kars, Lori (Lore), and Surb Mari in Ayrarat (Hagia Maria, Surmelu of Ottoman sources, modern Igdir) in 1236-7.
- ↑ "Իգդիր" (Igdir). Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia . Volume 4. Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1978, p. 309.
- ↑ Population of cities, suburbs and other most important populated areas // Encyclopedic dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Surmalinsky County // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Encyclopedia "Around the World". Igdir
- ↑ Igdir // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 add.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Balakian, Peter. The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response. - New York: HarperCollins, 2003. - p. 324-330. - ISBN 0-0605-5870-9 .
- ↑ The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire, 1897. t. 71 Erivan province. N. A. Troinitsky, St. Petersburg, 1904. p. 144
- ↑ (tour.) Yilmaer, Esat. Sevilen valiyle 'savaş' MHP'ye kaybettirmiş . " Hürriyet . August 5, 2002.
- ↑ Verdzhaluys Mirizhanyan
Links
- Official site of the town of Igdir
- Turkish wars of Russia // Encyclopedic dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.