Halfeli

Also known as Vankategh

Halfeli (, previously in Armenian: Վանքատեղ, romanized: Vank’ategh,) is a town (belde) in the Iğdır District, Iğdır Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,271 (2022).

Key facts

Turkey place.type: municipality
Turkey place.name: Halfeli
Turkey place.image_skyline: Halfeli Caddesi.jpg
Turkey place.province: Iğdır
Turkey place.district: Iğdır
Turkey place.population_total: 8271
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.elevation_m: 870
Turkey place.postal_code: 76410
Turkey place.area_code: 0476
Turkey place.leader_name: Hasan Safa (deposed)
Turkey place.leader_party: HDP
Turkey place.leader_title

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Halfeli (, previously in Armenian: Վանքատեղ, romanized: Vank’ategh,) is a town (belde) in the Iğdır District, Iğdır Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,271 (2022).

The towns economy relies on agriculture. Due to a climate milder than most other Eastern Anatolian towns, it has a variety of crops including cotton. Another revenue of the town is livestock trading.