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Horasan

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Country
  
Turkey

Climate
  
Dfb

Area
  
1,662 km²

Province
  
Erzurum Province

Post code
  
25800

Website
  
www.horasan.bel.tr

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:42 PM

Horasan

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 85% Humidity

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

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Map of Horasan, 25800 Horasan%2FErzurum, Turkey

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.

Etymology

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

Horasan Wikipedia