Avajiq

Avajiq
Persian: آواجيق
City
Avajiq
Coordinates: 39°19′57″N 44°09′17″E / 39.33250°N 44.15472°E / 39.33250; 44.15472
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyChaldoran
DistrictDashtak
Established as a city2002
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
1,663
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Avajiq (Persian: آواجيق) is a city in, and the capital of, Dashtak District in Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The village of Kelisa Kandi was converted to a city in 2002 and is near the Turkish border, some 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Doğubeyazıt in Turkey. It is the westernmost city in Iran.