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Kağızman
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Kağızman is located in Turkey
Kağızman
Kağızman
Coordinates: 40°09′30″N 43°08′03″E / 40.15833°N 43.13417°E / 40.15833; 43.13417
Land Türkei
ProvinceKars
Regierung
 • MayorNevzat Yıldız (MHP)
 • KaymakamŞuayib Gürsoy
Area
 • District1,796.94 km2 (693.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
17,999
 • District
47,093
 • District density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Post code
36700
Kağızman

Kağızman (Ottoman Turkish: قاغزمان,[3] Armenian: Կաղզվան, Kaghzvan,[4]) is a town and district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The population was 23100 in 2012. The mayor is Nevzat Yıldız (MHP).

Trivia

  • The grandmother of Bob Dylan, Anna Kirghiz, was a native of this town.[5]

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. ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 263.
  4. ^ Hakobyan, Tadevos (1987). Պատմական Հայաստանի քաղաքները (Cites of historic Armenia) (in Armenian). Yerevan: "Hayastan" Publishing. p. 149. {{cite book}}: External link in |title= (help)
  5. ^ Anna Zimmerman, née Kirghiz