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About Ağrı 13
The location of the 2015 Conference of IGU Commission
C12.29 Globalization, Marginalization, and regional and lo-
cal responses is in Eastern Turkey in Ağrı. Some basic infor-
mation about the place that can be found in Wikipedia (https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C4%9Fr%C4%B1; https://en.wikipe�-
dia.org/wiki/A%C4%9Fr%C4%B1_Province; https://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Mount_Ararat) says that the city is named after Ararat
or Ağrı Dağı in Turkish language, a famous mountain dominating
larger area of Armenian plateau. The mountain itself is a symbol of
the city as well as it is a national symbol of neighboring country Ar-
menia. In their mythology the mountain was the home of the Gods.
It also plays an important role in Judeo-Christian as well as Islam-
ic tradition as the place where Noah’s ark finally came to rest after
the Great Flood.
Ağrı is located on a 1650 meter high plateau, named after the ma-
jestic mountain mentioned above that can be seen from the city
centre. It 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 tour-
ist centres of the east with suitable tracks for mountain climbing
and trekking in summers, skiing in winters. It is a seat of a Province
with the same name with an area of 11,376 square kilometers and
a bit more than half million inhabitants. On the east it extends all
the way to Iranian border. The neighbouring province Iğdır on the
north borders even with Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic that is
exclave of Azerbaijan and with Armenia. The border with Armenia
has been closed since 1993. Turkey closed it as an act of disapproval
The location of the 2015 Conference of IGU Commission
C12.29 Globalization, Marginalization, and regional and lo-
cal responses is in Eastern Turkey in Ağrı. Some basic infor-
mation about the place that can be found in Wikipedia (https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C4%9Fr%C4%B1; https://en.wikipe�-
dia.org/wiki/A%C4%9Fr%C4%B1_Province; https://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Mount_Ararat) says that the city is named after Ararat
or Ağrı Dağı in Turkish language, a famous mountain dominating
larger area of Armenian plateau. The mountain itself is a symbol of
the city as well as it is a national symbol of neighboring country Ar-
menia. In their mythology the mountain was the home of the Gods.
It also plays an important role in Judeo-Christian as well as Islam-
ic tradition as the place where Noah’s ark finally came to rest after
the Great Flood.
Ağrı is located on a 1650 meter high plateau, named after the ma-
jestic mountain mentioned above that can be seen from the city
centre. It 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 tour-
ist centres of the east with suitable tracks for mountain climbing
and trekking in summers, skiing in winters. It is a seat of a Province
with the same name with an area of 11,376 square kilometers and
a bit more than half million inhabitants. On the east it extends all
the way to Iranian border. The neighbouring province Iğdır on the
north borders even with Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic that is
exclave of Azerbaijan and with Armenia. The border with Armenia
has been closed since 1993. Turkey closed it as an act of disapproval
