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Ağrı
Ağrı ( ku, Agirî; ) is the capital of Ağrı Province in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. Formerly known as Karaköse ( ku, Qerekose) from the early Turkish republican period until 1946, and before that as Karakilise ( ota, قرهکلیسا, Karakilisa, lit=Black Church; ), the city is now named after Ağrı, the Turkish name of Mount Ararat''.'' History In the Ottoman Empire era, the area was called Karakilisa (). The current town center was founded around 1860 by a group of Armenian merchants from Bitlis with the name Karakilise () that became known to the local population as Karakise, and this version was turned officially to Karaköse at the beginning of the Republican era. This name was changed to Ağrı by 1946. In the years of 1927 to 1931, the region was under the occupation of the Kurdish separatist movements, which gained to establish an unrecognized state named Republic of Ararat which was led by several Kurdish leaders, some of the Main were Ibrahim Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ağrı Province
The Ağrı Province ( tr, Ağrı ili, ku, Parêzgeha Agiriyê) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in eastern Turkey, bordering Iran to the east, Kars Province, Kars to the north, Erzurum Province, Erzurum to the northwest, Muş Province, Muş and Bitlis Province, Bitlis to the southwest, Van Province, Van to the south, and Iğdır Province, Iğdır to the northeast. It has an area of 11,376 km² and a population of 535,435 as of 2020. The provincial capital is Ağrı, situated on a high plateau. Doğubayazıt was the capital of the province until 1946. The current Wāli#Turkish term, governor is Süleyman Elban. The province is considered part of Western Armenia by Armenians and was part of the ancient province of Ayrarat of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Kingdom of Armenia. Before the Armenian genocide, modern Ağri Province was part of the Six vilayets, six Armenian vilayets. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurds, Kurdish majority. Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat or , ''Ararat''; or is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in the extreme east of Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat. Greater Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey and the Armenian Highland with an elevation of ; Little Ararat's elevation is . The Ararat massif is about wide at ground base. The first recorded efforts to reach Ararat's summit were made in the Middle Ages, and Friedrich Parrot, Khachatur Abovian, and four others made the first recorded ascent in 1829. In Europe, the mountain has been called by the name Ararat since the Middle Ages, as it began to be identified with " mountains of Ararat" described in the Bible as the resting place of Noah's Ark, despite contention that does not refer specifically to a Mount Ararat. Despite lying outside the borders of modern Armenia, the mountain is the principal national symbol of Armenia and has been considered a sacred mountain by Armenians. It is fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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