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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.]] |
[[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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'''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. |
'''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}} |
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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. |
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. |
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Revision as of 02:45, 26 August 2006
Doğubeyazıt (39°33′N 44°05′E / 39.550°N 44.083°E, elevation 1950 m, population ca. 36.000) is a city and district of Ağrı Province of Turkey with a predominantly Kurdish population.[citation needed]
The town, about 35 km from the Iranian border, lies about halfway between Mount Ararat to the northeast, and a meteor crater to the southwest (39°21′13″N 43°52′17″E / 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.
In January 2006, Doğubeyazıt was the epicentre of a H5N1 bird flu outbreak. Several children died from the disease after playing with chicken carcasses.
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External links
- Turkey Bird Flu Region Still Wary - BBC article about Doğubeyazıt outbreak
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