Avajiq

Avajiq () is a city in, and the capital of, Dashtak District in Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The village of Kelisa Kandi was converted to a city in 2002 and is near the Turkish border, some south of the town of Doğubeyazıt in Turkey. It is the westernmost city in Iran.

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Settlement.established_title: Established as a city
Settlement.established_date: 2002
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 1663
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: IRST
Settlement.utc_offset: +3:30
Settlement.name: Avajiq
Settlement.native_name_lang: fa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Azerbaijan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chaldoran

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is a city in, and the capital of, Dashtak District in Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The village of Kelisa Kandi was converted to a city in 2002 and is near the Turkish border, some south of the town of Doğubeyazıt in Turkey. It is the westernmost city in Iran.

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

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