Businesses in Eleşkirt

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Eleşkirt

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	34
Restaurants	20
Education	19
Gas station	16
Cafes	13
Clothing stores	12
Shopping	11
All food and beverage	10
Hotels and motels	7
Pharmacies and drug stores	6
Mosques	6
Jewelers and watches	6
Taxis	5
Furniture stores	5
Travel agencies	5
Household appliances and goods	5

Eleşkirt Facts

Area	1323.0 km²
Population	38,788
Male Population	19,874 (51.2%)
Female Population	18,914 (48.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+61.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+8.1%
Median Age	20.6 years (Male: 20.5, Female: 20.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$10,508 (2022)
Neighborhoods	İstiklal Mahallesi, Lozan Mahallesi, Müftüselim Mahallesi, Pirabat Köyü, Yavuz Mahallesi
Local Time
Timezone	Türkiye Standard Time
Lat & Lng	39.79803, 42.67574
Postal Codes	04401, 04600, 04602, 04620, 04640

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Eleşkirt Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	23,978	36,172	35,877	28,389	38,788	39,685	41,183
Population Density	18.1 / km²	27.3 / km²	27.1 / km²	21.5 / km²	29.3 / km²	30 / km²	31.1 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Eleşkirt Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 8.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Eleşkirt	+61.8%	+7.2%	+8.1%
Ağrı Province	—	—	—
Turkey	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Eleşkirt Median Age

Median Age: 20.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Eleşkirt	20.6 yrs	20.6 yrs	20.5 yrs
Ağrı Province	19 yrs	19 yrs	19 yrs
Turkey	29.3 yrs	29.8 yrs	28.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Eleşkirt Population Density

Population Density: 29.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Eleşkirt	38,788	1,323 km²	29.3 / km²
Ağrı Province	569,665	11,362.9 km²	50.1 / km²
Turkey	77.8 million	780,782.9 km²	99.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Eleşkirt Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Eleşkirt

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Eleşkirt

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Eleşkirt

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Eleşkirt Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$3,437	$4,006	$4,544	$4,855	$5,454	$5,989	$7,455	$10,508
Total GDP	$106.7M	$137M	$158.2M	$163.7M	$166.7M	$188M	$241.8M	$351.5M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Eleşkirt CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Eleşkirt	156,286 tn	4.03 tn	118.1 tons/km²
Ağrı Province	2,290,832 tn	4.02 tn	201.6 tons/km²
Turkey	435,645,812 tn	5.6 tn	558 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Eleşkirt CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	156,286 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.03 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	118.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Earthquake	High (8.8)
Landslide	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/6/18	6:18 PM	4.2	56.9 km	10,000 m	26km W of Karakoyunlu, Turkey	usgs.gov
3/24/17	8:54 AM	4.2	47.8 km	4,470 m	4km SSE of Horasan, Turkey	usgs.gov
2/10/17	12:27 PM	4.5	7.2 km	10,000 m	7km WSW of Eleskirt, Turkey	usgs.gov
10/4/13	10:50 PM	4.2	28.3 km	10,000 m	27km SW of Kagizman, Turkey	usgs.gov
3/26/12	10:35 AM	5	75.7 km	5,000 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
3/25/12	2:50 PM	4	27.3 km	3,400 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
2/22/11	9:16 AM	4.3	94.9 km	5,000 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
2/22/11	9:11 AM	4.6	96.2 km	5,000 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
2/22/11	9:08 AM	4.4	96 km	5,000 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov
2/1/09	10:27 AM	4.3	82.3 km	3,500 m	eastern Turkey	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Eleşkirt

Eleşkirt or Kurdish Zêdikan, is a town and district of Ağrı Province in Turkey. Its name was transferred from Alashkert (Armenian: Ալաշկերտ Alaškert), the valley's former administrative centre, now the village of Toprakkale. Until the Russo-Turkish W..

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