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Iğdır Province

Local name: Iğdır ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 39°55′00″ N 44°00′00″ E

Iğdır Province
Halfeli Municipality · Sabri76 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
203,594
203.6K
Elevation
856 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
24
listed under Iğdır Province
When to go
MaySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
IGD Iğdır Airport12 km
EVN Zvartnots International Airport43 km

About Iğdır Province

Iğdır Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 203,594.

From Wikipedia

Iğdır Province (Turkish: Iğdır ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Îdirê, Azerbaijani: İğdır ili, 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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
3,588 km²
Official website
igdir.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Iğdır Province

Climate of Iğdır Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 18 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 326 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 328 km southwest20°
Hottest month
July (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
May (47 mm)
Driest month
August (10 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Iğdır Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°11°18°23°28°32°32°28°20°11°5°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°0°6°10°14°18°17°12°7°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)172123354732131010271815

Other places to visit in this season: May September October

How to get to Iğdır Province

The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (IGD), 12 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) (43 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 4 km to the east.

Airports

  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 12 kmnorthwest
  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 43 kmnortheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 88 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 4 kmeast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 85 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 167 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 233 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 284 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Iğdır Province

24 places
  1. 1 Iğdır İlçesi 152.5K
  2. 2 Tuzluca İlçesi 21.5K
  3. 3 Aralık İlçesi 18.5K
  4. 4 Karakoyunlu İlçesi 12.6K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Mountains & nature3

Lakes, rivers & coasts14

Heritage & sights1

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Iğdır Province

Sources & licences

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