Erzurum

Erzurum
Clockwise from top: Erzurum Citadel, Çifte Minareli Medrese, Yakutiye Medresesi, Erzurum Congress Museum, The Three Kümbets (Üç Kümbetler), K-95 and K-125 ski jumping towers at the Mt. Palandöken ski resort, Atatürk Monument
Official logo of Erzurum
Erzurum is located in Turkey
Erzurum
Erzurum
Location of Erzurum
Coordinates: 39°54′31″N 41°16′37″E / 39.90861°N 41.27694°E / 39.90861; 41.27694
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzurum Province
Government
 • MayorMehmet Sekmen (AKP)
Elevation
1,890 m (6,200 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Urban
767,848
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.erzurum.bel.tr

Erzurum (Armenian: Կարին, romanizedKarin;[1] Kurdish: Erzirom[2]) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010.

The city uses the double-headed eagle as its coat-of-arms, a motif that has been a common symbol throughout Anatolia since the Bronze Age.[3]

Erzurum has winter sports facilities and hosted the 2011 Winter Universiade.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference EIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ Chariton, Jesse David (2011). "The Mesopotamian Origins of the Hittite Double-Headed Eagle". UW-L Journal of Undergraduate Research. XIV – via ResearchGate.
  4. ^ "25th Winter Universiade - Erzurum 2011 - Main Results". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

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