Horasan

Horasan
Horasan
Coordinates: 40°02′23″N 42°10′16″E / 40.03972°N 42.17111°ECoordinates: 40°02′23″N 42°10′16″E / 40.03972°N 42.17111°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Erzurum
Government
• Mayor	Abdulkadir Aydın (SP)
• Kaymakam	Mahmut Ağbal
Area[1]
• District	1,662.12 km^2 (641.75 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
• Urban	18,246
• District	43,063
• District density	26/km^2 (67/sq mi)
Post code	25800
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.horasan.bel.tr

Map showing the position of Horosan on the eastern frontier of Erzurum Province.

Horasan is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Abdulkadir Aydın (SP).

In 2008 the population of the town was 17,661 while that of the Horasan district was 43,852.

Horasan is located on the east of Erzurum Province, and borders the provinces of Ağrı and Kars.

Horasan is also one of the spellings of the Khorasan (or Greater Khorasan), which is a region in north east Persia with historical importance, and it is also the source of the name of the town as the first settlers of the town migrated from this region.

References

1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.