Eleşkirt
Eleşkirt is a town of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Eleşkirt District. Its population is 10,191. Its name is a transference from Alashkert, the valley's former administrative centre but now a village known as Toprakkale. It was known as Vagharshakert in medieval sources. At the time of the Russo-Turkish [War (1877–1878)|Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878] approximately half of the population consisted of Armenians and the rest of Kurds and Turks.
The mayor is Ramazan Yakut.