Tuzluca

Tuzluca (Azerbaijani: Duzluca; Kurdish: Qulp‎;[3] Armenian: Կողբ Koghb; Russian: Кульп or Тузлуджа) is a town and district of the Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The northern portion of the district forms part of the international border between Turkey and Armenia.

Tuzluca
A view from Tuzluca
Tuzluca
Coordinates: 40°02′58″N 43°39′39″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceIğdır
Government
 • MayorAhmet Sait Sadrettin Türkan (SP)
 • KaymakamAbdullah Kadıoğlu
Area
 • District1,253.50 km2 (483.98 sq mi)
Elevation
870 m (2,850 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
9,177
 • District
24,648
 • District density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Post code
76900
Websitewww.tuzluca.bel.tr

Etymology

Tuz means salt in the Turkish language. The Turkish name Tuzluca is derived from the salt mines that have existed here since at least medieval times; a salt mine still operates.

History

Known by Armenians as Koghb, Tuzluca was historically part of various Armenian kingdoms. The town and the surrounding area later became an Ottoman frontier Kurdish chiefdom and a scene of constant warfare between the Ottoman Empire and Persia. It was especially renowned for its salt mines.

In 1746, the region was finally ceded to Persia and became part of the Erivan Khanate. After the Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828 and Treaty of Turkmenchay, it passed from Persian to Russian control. Under Russian rule, the town, now known as Kulp, became part of the Surmali district of the Armenian Oblast and later the Erivan Governorate. In 1829, shortly after the Russian annexation, Baltic German explorer Friedrich Parrot of the University of Dorpat (Tartu) travelled to Surmali as part of his expedition to climb Mount Ararat. Two members of Parrot's expeditionary team, medical students Carl Schiemann and Maximilian Behaghel von Adlerskron, travelled to Kulp with four Cossacks to examine the salt mines.[4]

After the Russian Revolution, the town came under the administration of the Democratic Republic of Armenia. However, it was ceded to Turkey by the Soviet Union in the Treaty of Kars.[5] It was traditionally part of Kars province until the creation of predominantly Iğdır province in 1993. Today, Tuzluca serves as a highland retreat for asthma patients. Apricots and other fruit and vegetables are grown in the district.

Government

In the local elections in March 2019 Ahmet Sair Sadrettin Türkan from the Felicity Party (SP) was elected mayor.[6] Kaymakam is Abdullah Kadıoğlu.[7]

Population

The town has a mixed population of Azerbaijanis and Kurds.[8]

Tuzluca Town Center's population
2007 11,239
2000 8,827
1997 5,384
1990 7,698
1985 3,220
1980 2,950

Notable people

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. İbrahim Sediyani (2009). Adını arayan coğrafya. Özedönüş Yayınları. p. 187. ISBN 9786054296002.
  4. Parrot, Friedrich (2016) [1846]. Journey to Ararat. Translated by William Desborough Cooley. Introduction by Pietro A. Shakarian. London: Gomidas Institute. pp. 160–164. ISBN 978-1909382244.
  5. Parrot, p. xxix.
  6. Şafak, Yeni (2019-12-19). "Iğdır Tuzluca Seçim Sonuçları – Tuzluca Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  7. "TUZLUCA KAYMAKAMLIĞI". www.tuzluca.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  8. "Tuzluca yerleşimleri". nisanyanmap.com. NişanyanYeradları. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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