RELATION OF VILLAGE SETTLEMENTS WITH GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS IN MERKEZ DISTRICT OF AĞRI
AĞRI MERKEZ İLÇEDE KÖY YERLEŞMELERİNİN COĞRAFİ ŞARTLARLA İLİŞKİSİ

Author : Faruk KAYA -Doç.Dr.Faruk KAYA
Number of pages : 297-328

Abstract

Merkez District of Ağrı, which is the subject of the study, is located within the boundaries of Upper Murat Van Region of Eastern Anatolia Region. This study approached the distribution of 105 village settlements in Merkez District of Ağrı with a geographical aspect and the aforementioned village settlements were widely investigated based on various criteria such as toponomies, positions, settlement areas, elevation benchlands, textural figure features, population sizes and economic activities. The results which were obtained within the scope of the specified criteria show that village settlements in Merkez District of Ağrı are mainly shaped under the control of the natural environment. Another important data that was obtained as a result of the study is that the balance between economic resources and population in village settlements are rapidly corrupting to the detriment of population and the intense migration from rural to urban areas will increase in the region unless alternative sources of income are developed.

Keywords

Ağrı, Ağrı Plain, Village Settlements, The Natural Environment.

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