Karaçoban | |
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 Map showing Karaçoban District in Erzurum Province | |
  Karaçoban Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates:39°21′03″N42°06′43″E / 39.35083°N 42.11194°E /39.35083; 42.11194 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Erzurum |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Halit Uğun (HDP) |
Area | 571 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 22,250 |
| • Density | 39.0/km2 (101/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 25610 |
| Area code | 0442 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Karaçoban (Kurdish:Qere Şivan)[2] is a municipality anddistrict ofErzurum Province,Turkey.[3] Its area is 571 km2,[4] and its population is 22,250 (2022).[1]
There is Karayazı district in the north and northeast of the district,Hınıs district in the southwest,Bulanık district ofMuş in the south and southeast, andMalazgirt district of Muş in the east. The district center is built on the narrow and long alluvial filling of theHınıs Stream, which forms an important tributary of theMurat River, extending east-west. It is surrounded by Akdağ (2953 m) in the north,Akdoğan Mountains (2879m) in the south and Güzelbaba Mountains (2100 m) in the east.[5] There is aLake Ahır in the northwest of the district center.
The main touristic places in Karaçoban district are Zernak Castle inKuşluca village.[6]
There are 27neighbourhoods in Karaçoban District:[7]
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