Avajiq () is a city in, and the capital of,

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province,

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. The city of Avajiq is near the Turkish border, some south of the town of Doğubeyazıt in

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. It is the westernmost city in

History

Avajiq was formerly the seat of the Iran "Warden of the Marches" for the Turkish border.

Demographics

Ethnicity

It is populated by

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Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,649 in 377 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,516 people in 419 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,663 people in 486 households.

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