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* The caravanserai of Zor believed to have been built by an Armenian architect in the 13th or 14th centuries. Named after the former nearby village of Zor, it is located 35km south-west of Iğdır. Ruins from an Armenian church were once located in the area as well, but today nothing remains of them. <ref>[http://www.virtualani.org/zor/index.htm##zorchurch VirtualAni: The Caravanserai of Zor]</ref> |
* The caravanserai of Zor believed to have been built by an Armenian architect in the 13th or 14th centuries. Named after the former nearby village of Zor, it is located 35km south-west of Iğdır. Ruins from an Armenian church were once located in the area as well, but today nothing remains of them. <ref>[http://www.virtualani.org/zor/index.htm##zorchurch VirtualAni: The Caravanserai of Zor]</ref> |
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* There is a museum and memorial located in the city commemorating the alleged massacres of Turks by Armenians (representing Turkey's [[denial of the Armenian Genocide]]). The monument consists of five crossed swords and, according to a spokesperson of the governor of Iğdır, it is also visible from the Armenian capital Yerevan: "Whenever the Armenians look towards their holy Mount Ararat, they will see our monument." <ref>Dr. Tessa Hofmann, ''[http://www.armenian.ch/asa/Docs/faae02.pdf Armenians in Turkey Today]''.</ref> |
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* Sürmeli castle. 25km west of the city, on the road to [[Tuzluca]]. |
* Sürmeli castle. 25km west of the city, on the road to [[Tuzluca]]. |
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Revision as of 23:08, 18 December 2006
Iğdır (Armenian: Տսոլակերտ (Latin transliteration: Tsolakert); Kurdish: Îdir; Azeri: İğdır; Russian: Игдир) is the capital city of Iğdır Province in Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey, close to the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran.
The city of Iğdır sits on a plain at a lower altitude than most of Turkey's eastern provinces. This allows agricultural production including apples, tomatoes, sugar beet and most famously cotton and apricots, even watermelons.
With this agriculture the town is livelier and wealthier than its neighbouring in the generally impoverished east of Turkey. There are many cafes and resaturants. The best-known dish is an oily meat stew called bozbaş.
Places of interest
- The caravanserai of Zor believed to have been built by an Armenian architect in the 13th or 14th centuries. Named after the former nearby village of Zor, it is located 35km south-west of Iğdır. Ruins from an Armenian church were once located in the area as well, but today nothing remains of them. [1]
- There is a museum and memorial located in the city commemorating the alleged massacres of Turks by Armenians (representing Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide). The monument consists of five crossed swords and, according to a spokesperson of the governor of Iğdır, it is also visible from the Armenian capital Yerevan: "Whenever the Armenians look towards their holy Mount Ararat, they will see our monument." [2]
- Sürmeli castle. 25km west of the city, on the road to Tuzluca.
Twin cities
References
- ^ VirtualAni: The Caravanserai of Zor
- ^ Dr. Tessa Hofmann, Armenians in Turkey Today.