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IĞDIR
Area: 3.539 km²
Population: 142.601 (1990)
Traffic Code: 76
Province is located at the east border of Türkiye, and a province that must be seen with mtyhical Mount Ağrı.
Districts : Aralık, Karakoyunlu, Tuzluca.
How to Get
Roadway Only connection with neighbour countries, surrounding provinces and counties can be occupied by roadway.
Air Way You can reach Iğdır by road way after arrival of Kars airport by plane.
Where to Visit
PLACES TO VISIT
MountAğrı Mount is highest top of Türkiye, and constitute border between İran and Iğdır. Height of mount is 5165 meter. It is an old volcanic mountain.
Harmandöven Caravanserai İt is on the old silk road in the Batum - Tebriz route of caravan roads, built by Şerafettin Ejder Bey, Emiri of Sürmari at 12th century in the Seljuklian Period.
Koçbaşı Tombs Koçbaşı tombs can found almost every graveyard in the Iğdır Plain. They remain from Karakoyunlu Period.
Aras River Around the Aras river, by the support and encouragement of government institutions of hostel, eating, drinking and entertaining can be built.
MUSEUMS
Genocide Monument is at the surrounding way crossroads in Baharlı Quarter.
Open hours to visit: 07:30 - 14:15
Geography
Terrestrial climate dominant at Iğdır because of geographic situation. Weather heat is more above the region average, region takes very little rain.
History
Hurri's settle down at region in the year of 4000 BC. after them region take stage for different civilisations. Region get under control of Urartu, Saka, Sasani, Byzantine, Seljuklian, Mongols, Oguz, Karakoyunlular and Ottoman Empire until today.
Where to Stay
Tourism Facilities Data Base Updating Project is still in progress.Upon the end of the current process some of the shortcomings related to Tourism facilities and regarding information will be removed.
Where to Eat
A meal named Bozbaş that made from lamb shin is famous.
Don't Leave Without
- Mountaineering Mount Ağrı that famous with its myth's
- Tasting meal named Bozbaş
Sites
Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Iğdır
Sites
Archaeological Sites: 4
Urban Sites: -
Natural Sites: -
Historical Sites: -
Total: 4
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural
Heritages: 14
TOTAL: 18
Contact Information
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (476) 227 70 44
Fax: (476) 227 69 63
Governorship : (+90-476) 227 66 25 - 227 65 35
Municipality : (+90-476) 227 57 46
Hospital : (+90-476) 227 57 51 - 227 57 52
Police : (+90-476) 227 72 97 - 227 72 98
Gendarme : (+90-476) 227 95 40
Provincial Directorate : (+90-476) 227 57 51 - 227 57 52
Tourism Information Office : (+90-476) 227 71 68 - 227 78 88
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