Places
to visit in Igdir
Genocide memorial :
Located in the crossroads
of Baharli street and opened for visitors between 07:30 - 14:15.
Mount Ararat:
Mt. Ararat is the highest
mountain in Turkey, constitutes the border between Iran and Igdir. It is and old Volcanic mountain with a height of
5165 meters.
Harmandoven Caravanserai:
It was built By Serafettin
Ejder in the 12th century during Seljuk period and located in the old silk
road in the direction of Batum to
Tebriz.
Ram graves
Almost all the
cemeteries and graves located in Igdir Plain have ram style graves. These
graves left from Karakoyunlular ( Black sheeps ) principality period.
Aras River:
It is a 1072 km long river
with 102 thousand km ² river basin area and it is one of the largest rivers in the Caucasus.
548 km of the river is within the borders of Turkey. The river along th igdir
city has a wonderfull natural land where
people can go for camping and fishing.