Welcome to Erzurum!
Erzurum is a city in Eastern Anatolia and is the hub for visiting eastern Turkey. Erzurum (Armenian: Կարին, romanized: Karin, Kurdish: Erzirom) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city in and capital of Erzurum Province. It is situated 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census, increasing to 367,250 by 2010. The city's population consists mostly of ethnic Turks, with a Kurdish minority based on the south side. The city uses the double-headed Anatolian Seljuk Eagle as its coat-of-arms, a motif that was a common symbol throughout Anatolia and the Balkans in the medieval period. Erzurum has diverse winter sports facilities and hosted the 2011 Winter Universiade.