Eleşkirt

Eleşkirt, formerly Alashkert ( _hy. Ալաշկերտ), is a town and district of Ağrı Province in Turkey. It was known as Vaghashkert ( _hy. Վաղաշկերտ) in medieval times.

Places to see

Eleşkirt is a small town on a plain surrounded by high mountains, that has been occupied since the kingdom of the Urartu, as can be seen from:
*a burial mound (höyük) in the village of Pirabat
*the castle in the village of Toprakkale. In antiquity the district was ruled from the castle which was successively occupied by Romans, Persians, Byzantines, Arabs, Seljuk Turks, Mongols and then further waves of Turks.