Akyaka | |
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  Akyaka Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′40″N 43°37′30″E / 40.74444°N 43.62500°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kars |
| District | Akyaka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ergüder Toptaş (AKP) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,026 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 36780 |
| Area code | 0474 |
| Website | www |
Akyaka (Ottoman Turkish: شوره کل, romanized: Şoregil, Şöregel;[2] Azerbaijani: Ağyaxa or Şörəyəl; Armenian: Ղզըլ-Չախչախ, romanized: Ghzyl-Chakhchakh) is a town in Kars Province in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Akyaka District.[3] Its population is 2,026 (2022).[1] It is located on Turkey's closed border with Armenia.
The town is populated by Azerbaijanis and Karapapakhs.[4][5]
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 474.
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 295.
- ^ Ercilâsun, Ahmet Bican (1983). Kars ili ağızları: ses bilgisi (in Turkish). p. 44.