Iğdır Province
Iğdır Province (Turkish: Iğdır ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Îdirê, Azerbaijani: Iğdir rayonu, Armenian: Իգդիրի մարզ, romanized: Igdiri marz) is a province in eastern Turkey, located along the borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan (the area of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic), and Iran. Its adjacent provinces are Kars to the northwest and Ağrı to the west and south. Its area is 3,664 km2, and its population is 203,594 (2022). Its population was 168,634 in 2000 and 142,601 in 1990. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority with a pretty close Azerbaijani minority.
Iğdır Province
Iğdır ili | |
|---|---|
Province | |
Location of the province within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Seat | Iğdır |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ercan Turan |
| Area | 3,664 km2 (1,415 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 203,594 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0476 |
| Website | www |
The province was created in 1992 from the southeastern part of Kars Province. The current Governor of the province is Ercan Turan. Being the highest mountain in Armenian Highlands, Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı) is at present in Turkey's Iğdır province, but much of the land is a wide plain far below the mountain. The climate is the warmest in this part of Turkey; cotton can be grown in Iğdır. The closed border with Armenia follows the Aras River.
The provincial capital is the city of Iğdır.