Demirkent
Demirkent is a village in Akyaka District, Kars Province and has about 952 residents and an elevation of 1,462 metres. Demirkent is situated nearby to the village Kayaköprü, as well as near Esenyayla.- Type: Village with 952 residents
- Description: village in Akyaka, Kars, northeastern Turkey
- Also known as: “Eskiergine”, “İslâmergine”, “Rus Ergine”, “Yeni Ergine”, and “Yeniergine”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Akyaka railway station.
Akyaka railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Akyaka station is a station in the town of Akyaka, Kars in northeastern Turkey. TCDD Taşımacılık operates a twice-daily regional train from Kars. The station was originally opened in 1899 by the Transcaucasus Railway as Shuregel station, when Akyaka was a part of the Russian Empire. Akyaka railway station is situated 2½ km northwest of Demirkent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akyaka.
Akyaka
Town
Akyaka is a town in Kars Province in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Akyaka District. Its population is 2,026. It is located on Turkey's closed border with Armenia. The town is populated by Azerbaijanis and Karapapakhs. Akyaka is situated 2½ km northwest of Demirkent.
Demirkent
- Categories: village of Turkey and locality
- Location: Akyaka District, Kars Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.72127° or 40° 43′ 17″ northLongitude
43.6434° or 43° 38′ 36″ eastPopulation
952Elevation
1,462 metres (4,797 feet)Open location code
8HG5PJCV+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2702910072OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
748403Wikidata ID
Q10754356
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Demirkent” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վերին Արգինա”
- Azerbaijani: “Dəmirkənd (Ağyaxa)”
- Azerbaijani: “Dəmirkənd”
- Chechen: “Демиркент”
- German: “Demirkent”
- Hungarian: “Demirkent”
- Tatar: “Демиркент”
- Turkish: “Demirkent, Akyaka”
- Turkish: “Demirkent”
- Vietnamese: “Demirkent, Akyaka”
- Vietnamese: “Demirkent”
- “Demirkent”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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