Karaçoban () is a municipality and

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of Erzurum Province,

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. Its area is 571 km², and its population is 22,250 (2022).

Geography

There is Karayazı district in the north and northeast of the district, Hınıs district in the southwest, Bulanık district of Muş in the south and southeast, and Malazgirt district of Muş in the east. The district center is built on the narrow and long alluvial filling of the Hınıs Stream, which forms an important tributary of the

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River, extending east-west. It is surrounded by Akdağ (2953 m) in the north,

Akdoğan Mountains Akdoğan Mountains (); (); is a mountain range located at the zero point of the Muş and Erzurum border. It extends from the east of Akdoğan lake to Karaçoban district by crossing the border where Varto, Bulanık and Hınıs districts inter ...

(2879m) in the south and Güzelbaba Mountains (2100 m) in the east. There is a Lake Ahır in the northwest of the district center.

Tourism

The main touristic places in Karaçoban district are Zernak Castle in Kuşluca village.

Composition

There are 27

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in Karaçoban District:Mahalle
, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. * Akkavak * Bağlar * Bahçeli * Binpınar * Bozyer * Budaklı * Burnaz * Çatalgül * Dedeören * Doğanbey * Duman * Erenler * Erhanlar * Gündüzköy * Hacılar * Karagöz * Karaköprü * Karmış * Kavaklı * Kırımkaya * Kopal * Kuşluca * Marufköy * Molladavut * Ovayoncalı * Sarıveli * Seyhan

References

Populated places in Erzurum Province Districts of Erzurum Province Kurdish settlements in Turkey Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey {{Erzurum-geo-stub