Kağızman
Municipality in Kars, Turkey
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Kağızman (Kurdish: Qaxizman),[2][3][4] formerly Kaghzvan (Armenian: Կաղզուան),[5] is a town in Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kağızman District.[6] Its population is 21,130 (2022).[1]
Kağızman | |
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  Kağızman Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′30″N 43°08′03″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Kars |
| District | Kağızman |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Okan Daştan (State Appointment) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 21,130 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 36700 |
| Area code | 0474 |
| Website | www |
The current mayor is Okan Daştan (State Appointment).[7] The town was the administrative center of the Kagizman Okrug of the Kars Oblast until 1918.
Notable people
- Rohat Alakom, writer
- Bob Dylan, song writer's paternal grandmother's town[8]
