Narman
District and municipality in Erzurum, Turkey
Narman (Armenian: Նամուրվան; Georgian: ნარიმანი), formerly Namervan and İd, is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 799 km2, and its population is 12,292 (2022). The mayor is Aydemir Adem Kinalı (AKP).
Narman has been under control of Arabs, Byzantines, Seljuks, Ottomans, and the Russians. Following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, Narman was briefly under Armenian control. In 1918, it became a part of the Ottoman empire.
01Narman Fairy Chimneys
One of Narman's most famous tourist attractions are the red "fairy chimneys." These formations are composed of red sandstone and gravel enriched with iron minerals that date back to the Pliocene Epoch. They are distinct from their counterparts in Cappadocia because they are a sedimentary, not volcanic, phenomenon. The fairy chimneys take on a red color due to the oxidation of the iron in the rock. The site covers an area of 6,300 hectares.
02Composition
There are 46 neighborhoods in Narman District:
- Alabalık
- Alacayar
- Araköy
- Aşağıyayla
- Başkale
- Beyler
- Boğakale
- Camikebir
- Camisağır
- Çamlıyayla
- Çimenli
- Dağyolu
- Demirdağ
- Ergazi
- Gökdağ
- Göllü
- Güllüdağ
- Güvenlik
- Kamışözü
- Karadağ
- Karapınar
- Kilimli
- Kışlaköy
- Koçkaya
- Koyunören
- Kuruçalı
- Mahmutçavuş
- Mercimekli
- Otlutepe
- Pınaryolu
- Samikale
- Sapanlı
- Savaşçılar
- Şehitler
- Şekerli
- Serinsu
- Seyyid Ali Baba
- Sülüklü
- Sütpınar
- Taşburun
- Telli
- Toygarlı
- Tuzla
- Yanıktaş
- Yoldere
- Yukarıyayla
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- Erzurum location Narman.png by Batuhan duz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Narman Peri Bacaları 1.jpg by Erhan Veli Gül, CC BY-SA 4.0
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