Erzerum

Town of Turkish Armenia in a valley near the head of the Euphrates, at an elevation of 6,200 feet; founded 415 as Theodosiopolis; taken by Arabs 700, by Seljuks 1201, by Erzerum-Looking West from the British Consulate. Mongols 1241, by Turks 1517, by Ru ians 1829 and 1878, but restored to Turkey. It has a cold climate and an active trade. Pop. ab. 60,000.