Narman (; ), formerly Namervan and İd, is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. 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.
Narman 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.
Composition There are 46 neighborhoods in Narman District:Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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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