Ağrı
For the place in Azerbaijan, see Ağrı, Azerbaijan; for Mount Ağrı (Ağrı Dağı), see Mount Ararat. Municipality in Ağrı, Turkey Ağrı Municipality Ağrı Coordinates: 39°43′07″N 43°03′03″E / 39.71861°N 43.05083°E / 39.71861; 43.05083 Coordinates: 39°43′07″N 43°03′03″E / 39.71861°N 43.05083°E / 39.71861; 43.05083 Country Turkey Province Ağrı Government • Mayor Sırrı Sakık (BDP) Area [1] • District 1,497.27 km 2 (578.10 sq mi) Elevation 1,640 m (5,380 ft) Population (2012) [2] • Urban 107,839 • District 145,359 • District density 97/km 2 (250/sq mi) Website www.agri.bel.tr/ Ağrı , formerly known as Karaköse (Kurdish: Qerekose ) [3] from the early Turkish republican period until 1946, and before that as Karakilise (Ottoman Turkish: قرهکلیسا , translit. Karakilisa ), is the capital of Ağrı Province at the eastern end of Turkey, near the border with Iran. Contents 1 History 2 Economy and infrastructure 3 Climate 4 References 5 External links History In the Ottom...