Doğubayazıt
Doğubayazıt | |
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Doğubayazıt from Ishak Pasha Palace | |
| Coordinates: 39°32′50″N 44°05′00″E / 39.54722°N 44.08333°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Ağrı |
| District | Doğubayazıt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yıldız Acar (HDP) |
| Population (2021) | 80,061 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www |
Doğubayazıt (Kurdish: Bazîd; Armenian: Պայազատ, romanized: Payazat or Դարոյնք, Daruynk) is a town of Ağrı Province of Turkey, near the border with Iran. Its elevation is 1625 m. It is the seat of Doğubayazıt District. Its population is 80,061 (2021). Also known as Kurdava, the town was the capital of the self-declared Republic of Ararat, a short-lived Kurdish state centered in the Ağrı Province.