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[[Image:ishakpasa.jpg|thumb|350px|Photo of [[Ishak Pasa Sarayi]], an 18th century Ottoman palace located near the town of Doğubeyazıt, in eastern Turkey. Photographed by [[Andy Carvin]] in September 1999.]]
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| image_caption = Doğubayazıt from [[Ishak Pasha Palace]]
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| province = Ağrı
| district = Doğubayazıt
| leader_party = [[Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)|HDP]]
| leader_name = Yıldız Acar
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| population_total = 80061
| population_as_of = 2021
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[[File:Ishak Pasha Palace1454.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Ishak Pasha Palace]] near Doğubayazıt]]
'''Doğubayazıt''' ({{langx|ku|Bazîd}};<ref>{{cite book|author1=Adem Avcıkıran|url=http://tirsik.net/danegeh/pirtuk/ismail%20bulbul/anamneza%20bi%20kurmanc%C3%AE.pdf|title=Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî|date=2009|page=56|language=tr, ku|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> {{Langx|hy|Պայազատ|translit=Payazat}} or {{lang|hy|Դարոյնք}}, {{lang|hy-Latn|Daruynk}})<ref name="iranica.com" /> is a town of [[Ağrı Province]] of [[Turkey]], near the [[Iran–Turkey border|border]] with [[Iran]]. Its elevation is 1625&nbsp;m. It is the seat of [[Doğubayazıt District]].<ref name=ilce>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.</ref> Its population is 80,061 (2021).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=tr |format=XLS}}</ref> Also known as ''Kurdava'',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jwaideh|first=Wadie|title=The Kurdish national movement: its origins and development|date=2006|publisher=Syracuse University Press|isbn=0-8156-3093-X|edition=1st|location=Syracuse, N.Y.|oclc=63117024}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Yilmaz|first=Özcan|title=Chapitre III. Le renouveau du mouvement national kurde|date=2013|work=La formation de la nation kurde en Turquie|pages=81–99|publisher=Graduate Institute Publications|doi=10.4000/books.iheid.2311 |isbn=978-2-940503-17-9|doi-access=free}}</ref> the town was the capital of the self-declared [[Republic of Ararat]], an independent [[Kurds|Kurdish]] state centered in the Ağrı Province.<ref>Christopher Houston, ''Kurdistan: crafting of national selves'', Indiana University Press, 2008, {{ISBN|0-253-22050-5}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=k5_tAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Kurdish+Republic+of+Ararat%22 p. 52.]</ref><ref>''Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East'', 1. cilt, Infobase Publishing, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-8160-7158-6}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=stl97FdyRswC&dq=%22Kurdish+Republic+of+Ararat%22&pg=PA385 p. 385.]</ref><ref name="Abbas">Abbas Vali, ''Essays on the origins of Kurdish nationalism'', Mazda Publishers, 2003, {{ISBN|978-1-56859-142-1}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=tWptAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Kurdish+Republic+of+Ararat%22 p. 199.]</ref>


==History==
'''Doğubeyazıt''' ({{coor dm|39|33|N|44|05|E|}}, elevation 1950 m, population ca. 36.000) is a city and district of [[Ağrı Province]] of [[Turkey]] with a predominantly [[Kurdish]] population.{{fact}}
{{for|the history of the wider area|Ağrı Province}}


[[Image:DefenceOfBayazet.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Defence of Doğubayazıt during the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)]] by [[Lev Lagorio]] ]]
The town, about 35 km from the [[Iran]]ian border, lies about halfway between [[Mount Ararat]] to the northeast, and a meteor [[Impact crater|crater]] to the southwest ({{coor d|39.35354|N|43.87150|E|}}). On a hill to the south of town, there is the Ishak Pasa Sarayi, a palace completed in 1784. The "Noah's Ark National Park" including the "[[Durupinar]]" site is up in the hills east of town and south of the main highway.
For most of the periods described here, Doğubayazıt was a bigger and more important settlement than the present-day provincial capital ''Ağrı'', not least because this is the Iranian border crossing.


The area has had a rich history with monuments dating back to the time of the [[Urartu|Kingdom of Urartu]] (over 2700 years ago). Before the [[Ottoman Empire]] the site was referred to by its [[Armenians|Armenian]] name '''Daruynk'''.<ref name="iranica.com">Edwards, Robert W. (1988). "Bayazit," ''Encyclopaedia Iranica'' III.8, 1988, pp.886-887 [http://www.iranica.com/newsite/ Bayazit] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080712124138/http://www.iranica.com/newsite/ |date=July 12, 2008 }}.</ref> In the 4th century the [[Sasanians]] failed to capture the Armenian stronghold and royal treasury at Daroynk. Princes of the [[Bagratid dynasty of Armenia]] resided at Daroynk and rebuilt the fortress into its present configuration with multiple baileys and towers carefully integrated into the ascending rock outcrop. When King [[Gagik I Artsruni]] reoccupied the fortress ca.922 A.D. it became the seat of a bishop.<ref>Edwards, Robert W. (1984). "The Fortress at Doğubeyazıt (Daroynk‛)," ''Revue des Études Arméniennes'' 18, 1984, pp.435-459.</ref> It was subsequently conquered and reconquered by [[Persia]]ns, [[Armenia]]ns, [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]], and [[Seljuks]] all of whom would have used the plain to rest and recoup during their passages across the mountains.<ref name="iranica.com"/> [[Turkish people]]s arrived in 1064, but were soon followed by the [[Mongols]] and further waves of Turks. The castle of Daroynk was repaired many times throughout this history, although it is now named after the Turkish warlord ''Celayırlı Şehzade Bayazıt Han'' who ordered one of the rebuildings (in 1374). Ultimately, the town was renamed Beyazit itself in the 16th century.
In January 2006, Doğubeyazıt was the epicentre of a [[H5N1]] [[bird flu]] outbreak. Several children died from the disease after playing with chicken carcasses.


From the time of the [[Safavids]], the area was ruled by Turkic-speaking generals, later including the Ottoman general İshakpaşa, who built the palace that still bears his name.
==Notes==
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The town saw fighting in the [[Ottoman–Persian War (1821–1823)]] when in 1821 commander-in-chief [[Abbas Mirza]] of [[Qajar Iran]] occupied the town,<ref>Aksen, Virginia. (2014). ''Ottoman Wars, 1700-1870: An Empire Besieged'' page 463. Routledge. {{ISBN|978-1-317-88403-3}}</ref> as well as when it was attacked by Russia later in 1856, and taken by the Russians during the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)]]. When the Russians retreated many of the Armenian population left with them to build ''New Beyazit'' (now [[Gavar]] at [[Armenia]]) on the shore of lake Sevan.
==External links==


[[File:Doğubeyazıt Mosque and ruined quarter.jpg|thumb|250px|Mosque and ruined quarter.]]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4787506.stm Turkey Bird Flu Region Still Wary] - BBC article about Doğubeyazıt outbreak
Doğubayazıt was further ravaged during World War I and the [[Turkish War of Independence]].{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}


Starting in 1920, the area began producing [[sulphur]].<ref name=Prothero73>{{cite book|last=Prothero|first=W. G.|title=Armenia and Kurdistan|year=1920|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|location=London|page=73|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11768/view/1/73/}}</ref>
{{Districts of Ağrı}}


The widely dispersed village of Bayazit, was originally an Armenian settlement and populated by Kurds in 1930 and Yazidis from the Serhat region. But in 1930 the Turkish army destroyed it in response to the [[Ararat rebellion|Ararat Rebellion]]. A new town was built in the plain below the old site in the 1930s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://turkisharchaeonews.net/site/ishak-pasha-palace|title=Ishak Pasha Palace {{!}} Turkish Archaeological News|website=turkisharchaeonews.net|access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref> (hence the new name "Doğubayazıt", which literally means "East Beyazıt").
[[Category:Towns in Turkey]]

[[Category:Kurdish inhabited regions]]
Doğubayazıt was the capital of the [[Republic of Ararat|Kurdish Republic of Ararat]] led by [[Ibrahim Heski|Ibrahim Haski]] and [[Ihsan Nuri]] of the [[Xoybûn|Xoybûn organization]] between 1927 and 1930.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Allsopp|first=Harriet|title=The Kurds of Syria: Political Parties and Identity in the Middle East|date=2014|publisher=I.B. Tauris|isbn=978-1-78076-563-1|location=London|page=55|language=en}}</ref> The town was thus dubbed the provisional capital of [[Kurdistan]] and was subsequently presented to the [[League of Nations]] and the Great Powers as the center of an independent Kurdish state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ihsan Nuri Paşa|date=25 March 2017 |url=https://rojevakurd.com/25e-adar/|access-date=21 December 2019|language=ku}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=کۆماری ئارارات، ئاوڕدانەوەیەک لە مێژوو|language=ku|work=chawykurd.com|url=http://www.chawykurd.com/details.aspx?=hewal&jmare=3683&Jor=9&Jor2=94|access-date=21 December 2019|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221184735/http://www.chawykurd.com/details.aspx?=hewal&jmare=3683&Jor=9&Jor2=94}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Xwendin û danasîna pirtûkan|language=ku|work=dengekurdistan.nu|url=http://www.dengekurdistan.nu/printart.aspx?an=1893|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref>

In January 2006, Doğubayazıt was the centre of a [[H5N1]] [[Avian influenza|bird flu]] outbreak.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4787506.stm Turkey Bird Flu Region Still Wary] - BBC article about Doğubeyazıt outbreak</ref> Several children died from the disease after playing with chicken carcasses.

== Politics ==
[[File:Dogubayazit.JPG|thumb|250px|right |[[İsmail Beşikçi]] Avenue]]
In the [[2019 Turkish local elections|local elections]] in March 2019, Yıldız Acar was elected Mayor of the [[Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)|Peoples' Democratic Party]] (HDP).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yenisafak.com/yerel-secim-2019/agri-dogubayazit-ilcesi-secim-sonuclari|title=Ağrı Doğubayazıt Seçim Sonuçları – Doğubayazıt Yerel Seçim Sonuçları|last=Şafak|first=Yeni|date=2019-12-11|website=Yeni Şafak|language=tr-TR|access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref>

== Sports ==
The Doğubayazıtspor football club plays in the lower divisions of the Turkish football league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amatorfutbol.org/takim/04dogubayazitspor-7166.html|title=04 Doğubayazıtspor {{!}} Kulüp bilgileri {{!}} AmatorFutbol.Org|website=www.amatorfutbol.org|access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref> It played in the Turkish Third League for three seasons.

== Geography ==
[[Image:Doğubeyazıttan Ağrı Dağı.jpg|thumb|250px|View of Doğubayazıt and [[Mount Ararat]]]]
Doğubeyazıt district center stays in the south of the [[Aras Mountains]].<ref name="Barış Gür">{{Cite web | url =https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2158031| title =Karasu-Aras Dağları'nın güney yamaçlarında Doğubeyazıt bölgesi erken demir çağı yerleşmeleri| date =February 26, 2022| publisher =Barış Gür- Amisos| language = Turkish |page=1}}</ref> The town of Doğubayazıt is a settlement with a long history. It lies 15&nbsp;km southwest of [[Mount Ararat]], 93&nbsp;km east of the city of [[Ağrı]] and 35&nbsp;km from the Iranian border. The town stands on a plain surrounded by some of Turkey's highest peaks including: Ararat (5,137&nbsp;m), [[Little Ararat]] (3,896&nbsp;m), [[Mount Tendürek|Tendürek Dağı]] (3,533&nbsp;m), Kaletepe (3,196&nbsp;m) Arıdağı (2,934&nbsp;m) and Göllertepe (2,643&nbsp;m). Kizil Mountain at 2,730&nbsp;m is two kilometers east of the town.<ref>{{Cite map|year=1941|title=Dogubayazidi Sheet C17|series=Series K511 (4193)|publisher=Great Britain War Office|scale=1:200,000|url=https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/turkey/txu-pclmaps-oclc-10127923-dogubayazidi-c17.jpg}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate on the plain is hot and dry in summer, cold and somewhat snowy in the winter; it is classified as a [[continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfa''), transitioning to a [[Cold semi-arid climate]]([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BSk'').<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}}</ref>

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| Mar high C = 8.2
| Apr high C = 14.7
| May high C = 19.8
| Jun high C = 25.3
| Jul high C = 29.3
| Aug high C = 29.7
| Sep high C = 25.0
| Oct high C = 17.9
| Nov high C = 9.4
| Dec high C = 2.8
| year high C = 15.5
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| Oct mean C = 11.3
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| Dec mean C = -1.9
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| Feb low C = -7.1
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==Places of interest==
* Mount Ararat - 15&nbsp;km from Doğubayazıt, and the best views of the mountain are from here.
* [[Ishak Pasha Palace]], completed in 1784 on a hill to the south of town.
* The castle and mosque of ''Old Beyazit'', first built by the Urartu but which bear traces of many civilisations.
* The geological formation of "[[Durupınar site]]" is 16&nbsp;km southeast of town and promoted by some believers as the petrified ruins of Noah's Ark.
* [[Lake Balık]] - a lake in a lava bed, 60&nbsp;km from Doğubayazıt, near [[Taşlıçay]].
* The Ice Cave - on the side of [[Little Ararat]] near the village of ''Hallaç''.
* The ruins of the 900BC [[Urartu]] temple and palace on the hill of ''Giriktepe''.
* The ancient Armenian cemetery.<ref name="iranica.com"/>

==Notable people==
* [[Mahmud Bayazidi]], [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] [[philosopher]] and [[polymath]] from Bayazid in the [[Ottoman Empire]].
* [[Ibrahim Heski]], Kurdish Politician
* [[Ahmet Arvasi]], writer and philosopher
* [[Kaya Özcan]], Wrestler
* [[Ümit Şamiloğlu]], [[artistic gymnast]] and part of the national team
* [[Yıldız Tilbe]], Turkish singer of Kurdish descent and one of the best-selling musical artists in Turkey

==International relations==
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey}}

Doğubayazıt is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Eilat]], [[Israel]]
* {{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Podgorica]], [[Montenegro]]
* {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Kitwe]], [[Zambia]]
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]
* {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Bulawayo]], [[Zimbabwe]]
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Kosovska Mitrovica]], [[Serbia]]
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Karlstad]], Sweden
* {{flagicon|Mali}} [[Timbuktu]], [[Mali]]
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Bergen]], Norway
* {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Turku]], Finland
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Saarbrücken]], Germany
* {{flagicon|Chad}} [[N'Djamena]], [[Chad]]
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Esbjerg]], Denmark
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Doğubayazıt}}
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Dogubeyazit}}
*[https://charlvarchive.org/Site/88 Extensive photographic survey, description and plan of Doğubeyazit Castle]


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{{Doğubayazıt District}}


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Latest revision as of 18:15, 4 December 2024

For other uses, see Beyazid (disambiguation).
Doğubayazıt
Municipality
Doğubayazıt from Ishak Pasha Palace
Doğubayazıt from Ishak Pasha Palace
Doğubayazıt is located in Turkey
Doğubayazıt
Doğubayazıt
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°32′50″N 44°05′00″E / 39.54722°N 44.08333°E / 39.54722; 44.08333
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAğrı
DistrictDoğubayazıt
Government
 • MayorYıldız Acar (HDP)
Population
 (2021)[1]
80,061
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.dogubayazit.bel.tr
Ishak Pasha Palace near Doğubayazıt

Doğubayazıt (Kurdish: Bazîd;[2] Armenian: Պայազատ, romanized: Payazat or Դարոյնք, Daruynk)[3] 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.[4] Its population is 80,061 (2021).[1] Also known as Kurdava,[5][6] the town was the capital of the self-declared Republic of Ararat, an independent Kurdish state centered in the Ağrı Province.[7][8][9]

History

[edit]
For the history of the wider area, see Ağrı Province.
Defence of Doğubayazıt during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) by Lev Lagorio

For most of the periods described here, Doğubayazıt was a bigger and more important settlement than the present-day provincial capital Ağrı, not least because this is the Iranian border crossing.

The area has had a rich history with monuments dating back to the time of the Kingdom of Urartu (over 2700 years ago). Before the Ottoman Empire the site was referred to by its Armenian name Daruynk.[3] In the 4th century the Sasanians failed to capture the Armenian stronghold and royal treasury at Daroynk. Princes of the Bagratid dynasty of Armenia resided at Daroynk and rebuilt the fortress into its present configuration with multiple baileys and towers carefully integrated into the ascending rock outcrop. When King Gagik I Artsruni reoccupied the fortress ca.922 A.D. it became the seat of a bishop.[10] It was subsequently conquered and reconquered by Persians, Armenians, Byzantines, and Seljuks all of whom would have used the plain to rest and recoup during their passages across the mountains.[3] Turkish peoples arrived in 1064, but were soon followed by the Mongols and further waves of Turks. The castle of Daroynk was repaired many times throughout this history, although it is now named after the Turkish warlord Celayırlı Şehzade Bayazıt Han who ordered one of the rebuildings (in 1374). Ultimately, the town was renamed Beyazit itself in the 16th century.

From the time of the Safavids, the area was ruled by Turkic-speaking generals, later including the Ottoman general İshakpaşa, who built the palace that still bears his name.

The town saw fighting in the Ottoman–Persian War (1821–1823) when in 1821 commander-in-chief Abbas Mirza of Qajar Iran occupied the town,[11] as well as when it was attacked by Russia later in 1856, and taken by the Russians during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). When the Russians retreated many of the Armenian population left with them to build New Beyazit (now Gavar at Armenia) on the shore of lake Sevan.

Mosque and ruined quarter.

Doğubayazıt was further ravaged during World War I and the Turkish War of Independence.[citation needed]

Starting in 1920, the area began producing sulphur.[12]

The widely dispersed village of Bayazit, was originally an Armenian settlement and populated by Kurds in 1930 and Yazidis from the Serhat region. But in 1930 the Turkish army destroyed it in response to the Ararat Rebellion. A new town was built in the plain below the old site in the 1930s[13] (hence the new name "Doğubayazıt", which literally means "East Beyazıt").

Doğubayazıt was the capital of the Kurdish Republic of Ararat led by Ibrahim Haski and Ihsan Nuri of the Xoybûn organization between 1927 and 1930.[14] The town was thus dubbed the provisional capital of Kurdistan and was subsequently presented to the League of Nations and the Great Powers as the center of an independent Kurdish state.[15][16][17]

In January 2006, Doğubayazıt was the centre of a H5N1 bird flu outbreak.[18] Several children died from the disease after playing with chicken carcasses.

Politics

[edit]
İsmail Beşikçi Avenue

In the local elections in March 2019, Yıldız Acar was elected Mayor of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).[19]

Sports

[edit]

The Doğubayazıtspor football club plays in the lower divisions of the Turkish football league.[20] It played in the Turkish Third League for three seasons.

Geography

[edit]
View of Doğubayazıt and Mount Ararat

Doğubeyazıt district center stays in the south of the Aras Mountains.[21] The town of Doğubayazıt is a settlement with a long history. It lies 15 km southwest of Mount Ararat, 93 km east of the city of Ağrı and 35 km from the Iranian border. The town stands on a plain surrounded by some of Turkey's highest peaks including: Ararat (5,137 m), Little Ararat (3,896 m), Tendürek Dağı (3,533 m), Kaletepe (3,196 m) Arıdağı (2,934 m) and Göllertepe (2,643 m). Kizil Mountain at 2,730 m is two kilometers east of the town.[22]

Climate

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The climate on the plain is hot and dry in summer, cold and somewhat snowy in the winter; it is classified as a continental climate (Köppen: Dfa), transitioning to a Cold semi-arid climate(Köppen: BSk).[23]

Climate data for Doğubayazıt (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9) 		2.5
(36.5) 		8.2
(46.8) 		14.7
(58.5) 		19.8
(67.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		29.3
(84.7) 		29.7
(85.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		17.9
(64.2) 		9.4
(48.9) 		2.8
(37.0) 		15.5
(59.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		3.0
(37.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.8
(73.0) 		17.8
(64.0) 		11.3
(52.3) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		9.5
(49.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −8.9
(16.0) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		3.5
(38.3) 		7.5
(45.5) 		11.5
(52.7) 		15.3
(59.5) 		15.3
(59.5) 		10.1
(50.2) 		5.2
(41.4) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		3.7
(38.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.36
(0.72) 		19.58
(0.77) 		27.15
(1.07) 		41.39
(1.63) 		53.71
(2.11) 		39.37
(1.55) 		23.63
(0.93) 		14.51
(0.57) 		18.51
(0.73) 		36.31
(1.43) 		26.3
(1.04) 		21.1
(0.83) 		339.92
(13.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 3.9 4.5 6.0 7.4 9.9 6.9 4.5 3.5 4.2 5.7 5.3 4.8 66.6
Average relative humidity (%) 71.2 69.4 62.9 59.3 58.3 51.8 47.9 45.7 49.2 61.2 67.4 71.7 59.6
Source: NOAA[24]

Places of interest

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  • Mount Ararat - 15 km from Doğubayazıt, and the best views of the mountain are from here.
  • Ishak Pasha Palace, completed in 1784 on a hill to the south of town.
  • The castle and mosque of Old Beyazit, first built by the Urartu but which bear traces of many civilisations.
  • The geological formation of "Durupınar site" is 16 km southeast of town and promoted by some believers as the petrified ruins of Noah's Ark.
  • Lake Balık - a lake in a lava bed, 60 km from Doğubayazıt, near Taşlıçay.
  • The Ice Cave - on the side of Little Ararat near the village of Hallaç.
  • The ruins of the 900BC Urartu temple and palace on the hill of Giriktepe.
  • The ancient Armenian cemetery.[3]

Notable people

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International relations

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Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey

Doğubayazıt is twinned with:

References

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