Karakoyunlu | |
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Coordinates: 39°58′21″N 44°10′22″E / 39.97250°N 44.17278°ECoordinates: 39°58′21″N 44°10′22″E / 39.97250°N 44.17278°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Iğdır |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kurban Kaya (CHP) |
• Kaymakam | Elif Canan Tuncer Ersöz |
Area | |
• District | 193.91 km2 (74.87 sq mi) |
Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Urban | 2,664 |
• District | 14,264 |
• District density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Post code | 76700 |
Website | www |
Karakoyunlu (Azerbaijani: Qaraqoyunlu) is a town and district of Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Part of the district forms the international border between Turkey and Armenia.
Cementer stones with ram heads existing almost in all old cementers in Iğdır Plain are remnants from Kara Koyunlu period. These cementers of brave, heroic persons and young persons who had died in youth age.