Middle East
Turkey
Kars Province

Akyaka District

Akyaka District is a district of the of Turkey. Its seat is the town of . Its area is 417 km2, and its population is 9,977. Azerbaijanis of the Qarapapaq tribe form the majority of the District.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: district of Turkey with 9,980 residents
  • Description: ilçe (district), administrative county of Kars, northeastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Akyaka district” and “Akyaka Ilcesi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Akyaka railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Akyaka station is a station in the town of , in northeastern . TCDD Taşımacılık operates a twice-daily regional train from . The station was originally opened in 1899 by the Transcaucasus Railway as Shuregel station, when Akyaka was a part of the Russian Empire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akyaka.

Town
is a town in in eastern . It is the seat of District. Its population is 2,026. It is located on Turkey's closed border with . The town is populated by Azerbaijanis and Karapapakhs.

Akyaka District

Latitude
40.7409° or 40° 44′ 27″ north
Longitude
43.6143° or 43° 36′ 52″ east
Population
9,980
Elevation
1,502 metres (4,928 feet)
Open location code
8HG5PJR7+9P
Geo­Names ID
8631366
Wiki­data ID
Q117599942
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In Other Languages

From Ido to Turkish—“Akyaka District” goes by many names.
  • Ido: “Distrikto Akyaka”
  • Turkish: “Akyaka ilçesi”
  • Turkish: “Akyaka İlçesi”
  • “Akyaka ilçesi”

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