Tuzluca
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Tuzlucа is a town and district of Iğdır Province
in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey
. Part of the district forms the international border between Turkey and Armenia
.
. The Turkish name is derived from the salt mines that have existed here since at least medieval times; a salt mine still operates.
patients. Apricots and other fruit and vegetables are grown in the district.
, Kuruağaç, Küçükova • Mollakamer • Nahırkıran • Ombulak • Osmanköy • Sarıabdal • Sarıbulak • Soğukbulak • Söğütlü • Sürmeli • Taşucan • Tezekçi • Turabi • Tutak • Üçkaya • Ünlendi • Yağlı • Yassıbulak • Yaylacık, Yukarıaktaş, Yukarıcivanlı, Yüceotak
Igdir Province
Iğdır Province is a province in eastern Turkey, located along the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan , and Iran. Its adjacent provinces are Kars to the northwest and Ağrı to the west and south...
in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Part of the district forms the international border between Turkey and Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
.
Etymology
The town was later renamed Tuzluca, Tuz meaning salt in TurkishTurkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
. The Turkish name is derived from the salt mines that have existed here since at least medieval times; a salt mine still operates.
Tuzluca today
Today, Tuzluca serves as a highland retreat for asthmaAsthma
Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath...
patients. Apricots and other fruit and vegetables are grown in the district.
Population
| Tuzluca Town Center's population | |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 11,239 |
| 2000 | 8,827 |
| 1997 | 5,384 |
| 1990 | 7698 |
| 1985 | 3,220 |
| 1980 | 2,950 |
Notable people
- Dr Serdar Durdagi, scientist
- Yeznik of Kolb, writer.
- Mehmet Hakkı SuçinMehmet Hakkı SuçinMehmet Hakkı Suçin is a Turkish author and Arabist .-Biography:He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Letters in 1993. He worked as a translator and interpreter in Kuwait Embassy to Turkey . He completed his master thesis on Egyptian novelist and short story writer Yahya Haqqi...
, Arabist and translation scholar. - Servet ÇetinServet ÇetinServet Çetin , is a Turkish footballer who is playing for Galatasaray in the centre back position. He received the nickname Ayıboğan which literally means; a man who could choke a bear, due to his height and strength....
, soccer player.
Villages
Abbasgöl, Ağabey, Akdeğirmen, Akdiz, Akoluk, Alhanlı, Aliköse, Arslanlı, Aşağıaktaş, Aşağıcivanlı, Aşağıkatırlı, Aşağısutaşlı, Badıllı, Bağlan • Bahçecik • Bahçelimeydan • Beyoğlu • Bostanlı • Buruksu • Canderviş • Çıraklı • Çiçekli • Doğanyurt • Eğrekdere • Elmalık, Gaziler • Gedikli • Göktaş • Güllüce • Güzeldere • Hadımlı • Hamurkesen • Hasankent • İnce • İncesu • Kalaç • Kamışlı • Kandilli, Karabulak • Karacaören • Karakoyun • Karanlık • Karataş • Kartutan • Kayakışlak • Kayaören • Kazkoparan • Kelekli • Kılıçlı • Kırkbulak • Kıznefer • Köprübaşı • Kula • KumbulakKumbulak
Kumbulak is a hamlet in the Tuzluca district of the Iğdır Province in Turkey, with a population of about 20. The village economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry.- External links :*...
, Kuruağaç, Küçükova • Mollakamer • Nahırkıran • Ombulak • Osmanköy • Sarıabdal • Sarıbulak • Soğukbulak • Söğütlü • Sürmeli • Taşucan • Tezekçi • Turabi • Tutak • Üçkaya • Ünlendi • Yağlı • Yassıbulak • Yaylacık, Yukarıaktaş, Yukarıcivanlı, Yüceotak