Taşburun, Karakoyunlu

Taşburun is a village in Karakoyunlu District, Iğdır Province, Turkey. Its population is 927 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). The village is populated by Azerbaijanis.

Geography
Taşburun is situated on Turkish state highway D.080 which connects Turkey to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Mount Ararat is to the south and Armenian border is to the east. The distance to Karakoyunlu is 8 km and to Iğdır is 22 km.

History
According to mayor's page Taşburun was founded by Turkmen tribe named Taşburun after Seljuks annexed the area to their realm in 1064. In 1239 it was captured by the Mongols and in 1514 by the Ottoman Empire. It was ceded to Safavid Persia by the Treaty of Istanbul (1736). In 1746 it was returned to Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Kerden but lost to Russian Empire by the Treaty of San Stefano signed after the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). At the end of the First World War it was returned to Turkey. In 1993 it was declared a seat of township.

Economy
Main economic sectors are agriculture and animal breeding. There is also a small flour factory.