Yanıkdere, Eleşkirt

Village in Ağrı, Turkey

39°46′36″N 42°54′13″E / 39.77667°N 42.90361°E / 39.77667; 42.90361CountryTurkeyProvinceAğrıDistrictEleşkirtElevation

1,661 m (5,449 ft)Population

(2022)

316Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

04602

Yanıkdere is a village in the Eleşkirt District of Ağrı Province, Turkey.

History

The village has been known as Kırkan since 1928, a name which is also referred to as "qiriqa" in Kurmanji.^[1]

The village is located 12 km from the city center of Ağrı and 22 km from the district center of Eleşkirt.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	310	—
1985	449	+1.87%
1990	337	−5.58%
1997	321	−0.69%
2007	400	+2.22%
2012	388	−0.61%
2017	361	−1.43%
2023	304	−2.82%
Source: Population censuses (1965-1997)^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] and TÜİK (2007-2023)^[6]

^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Index-Anatolicus: Inventory of Place Names in Turkey" (in Turkish). Nişanyan Maps. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
^ "1965 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1968. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2022.
^ "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
^ "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
^ "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 11 July 2024.