Karakoyunlu

Karakoyunlu (Kurdish: Têşberûn)[2] is a town in Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Karakoyunlu District.[3] Its population is 2,728 (2022).[1]

For the medieval dynasty, see Kara Koyunlu. For places in Azerbaijan, see Qaraqoyunlu (disambiguation).
Karakoyunlu
Municipality
Karakoyunlu is located in Turkey
Karakoyunlu
Karakoyunlu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°58′21″N 44°10′22″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIğdır
DistrictKarakoyunlu
Government
 • MayorBayramali Ballı (MHP)
Elevation
848 m (2,782 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
2,728
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
76700
Area code0476
Websitewww.karakoyunlu.bel.tr

Statues with ram heads

Gravestones with ram heads existing in almost all old cemeteries in Iğdır Plain are remnants from the Kara Koyunlu period. These commemorate brave, heroic persons and young persons who died at a young age.[4]

Population

Shia Azerbaijanis make up the majority in the town, while Sunni Kurds populate much of the rural portion of the district. Of the twenty villages in the district, eight are populated by Azerbaijanis.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19802,231—    
19852,813+4.75%
19904,110+7.88%
19975,159+3.30%
20072,649−6.45%
20122,664+0.11%
20172,804+1.03%
20222,728−0.55%
Source: Population censuses (1980-1997)[6][7][8][9] and TÜIK (2007-2022)[1]

References
  1. "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. İbrahim Sediyani (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya. Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 187. ISBN 9786054296002.
  3. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. "Introduction of Iğdır", Iğdır Municipality Publishing, 2003
  5. Balamir, Figen (2008). "Karakoyunlu'da sosyal ve dini hayat" (PDF) (in Turkish): 4 & 19. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "1980 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1980. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2022.
  7. "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
  8. "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
  9. "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
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