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City: Agri
Provinces: Patnos
Surface Area : 4800
Altitude : 1850 m
Protection: N/A
Ağrı ,taking place on a 1650 meter high plateau, named after the majestic mountain that can be seen from the city centre. Ağrı is a gateway of east where you can have an overall view of Türkiye from the highest point. Ağrı hosted various nations and civilisations throughout history. It is one of the important tourism centres of the east with suitable tracks of the legendary mountain for mountain climbing and trekking in summers, skiing in winters.
Area: 11.376 km²
Population: 437.093 (1990)
Traffic Code: 04
Districts : Diyadin, Dogubayazit, Eleskirt, Hamur, Patnos, Tasliay, Tutak.
Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with turna (10 pairs) population.
Main Characteristics: sweet water swamp
Dogubeyazit Sazligi
City: Agri
Provinces: Doguubeyazit
Surface Area : 8750
Altitude : 1520 m
Protection: N/A
Bird Species: Important numbers of (10 pairs) cayir delicesi reproduce within the region.
Main Characteristics: sweet water swamp, steppe
Geography
Agri is surrounded by Kars and Igdir at north, Erzurum and Mus at west, Bitlis and Van at south, and Iran border at east. Most of the territory of Agri is mountainous and undulate.The mountains of Agri strech in series. Rich, grassy plants cover the surface of the province. Grasses refresh at spring and extinct at fall because of the cold weather. Winters are cold whereas summers are dry and hot.
History
Located at the east edge of Turkiye, Agri became a settlement begining from the ancient times and a stage for various civilisations . Being a part of Anatolia and a cradle of various rich and advanced civilizations, the history of Agri can be traced to 18th century BC. Hurris are one of the oldest civilisations settled in Agri. In the middle of the 7th century the dominance of the province had passed to Arabs. When Seljuk Turks entered to Anatolia ,the province was dependent to Byzantines yet it was dominated by Seljuk Turks in 1054.The province that was once a sanjak before the period of Republic was named as Dogu Bayazit .It was taken to Karakose in 1927 and finally called as Agri in 1938.
Where to Eat
Because of the great amount of stockbreeding in the region there is a considerable consuption of meat and animal products. There are fish and local restaurants around the cute Balik golu (fish lake) .
What to Buy
Mohair gloves and socks are suggested as original local cloth accessories .
Don't Leave Without
- Visiting Ishak Pasa Palace,
- climbing Mount Agri, the highest mountain of Turkiye and Europe, (Don't forget to take permission),
- Tasting Abdigor kofte (meatball),
- Buying some pair of mohair gloves and socks for winters.
Sites
Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Agri
Sites
Archeological Sites: 7
Urban Sites: -
Natural Sites: 4
Historical Sites: -
Total: 11
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural
Heritages: 18
TOTAL: 29