Eleşkirt

Eleşkirt (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 (Ալաշկերտ), the valley's former administrative centre but now a village known as Toprakkale. It was known as Vagharshakert in medieval sources. At the time of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 approximately half of the population consisted of Armenians and the rest of Kurds and Turks.

The mayor is Ramazan Yakut (Felicity Party).

Notable people

 * Şakiro