Aralık

Aralık (Armenian: Արալիխ, Aralikh; Kurdish: Başan), is a town and district of Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the location of the corridor that links Turkey with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Part of the district forms the international border between Turkey and Armenia During the medieval period, Aralık was part of the Kingdom of Bagratuni Armenia. The area later became a scene of 300 years of warfare between Turks (especially the Ottoman Empire from 1534 onwards) and the Persian Empire. It was especially coveted for its salt mines. In 1746, the region was finally ceded to Persia and became part of the Erivan khanate. After the Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828 and Treaty of Turkmenchay,...