Ağrı Province
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Ağrı Province Ağrı ili |
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| Province of Turkey | |
 Location of Ağrı Province in Turkey |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Region | Northeast Anatolia |
| Subregion | Ağrı |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | Ağrı |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,376 km2 (4,392 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 542,022 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Area code(s) | 0472 |
| Vehicle registration | 04 |
The Ağrı Province (Turkish: Ağrı ili) is a province in eastern Turkey, bordering Iran to the east, Kars to the North, Erzurum to the Northwest, Muş and Bitlis to the Southwest, Van to the south, and Iğdır to the northeast. Area 11,376 km². Population 542,022 (2010 est). A majority of the province's population is Kurdish.
The provincial capital is Ağrı, situated on a 1,650 m. high plateau.
Ağrı province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold):
Ağrı is named after the nearby majestic Mount Ararat, a 5,137 metres (16,854 ft) high stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Turkey. It can be climbed from here and can be seen from parts of Azerbaijan, Iran, Georgia, and Armenia. The nearest town to the mountain is Doğubeyazıt.
46% of the province is mountainous, 29% is plain, 18% is plateau, and 7% high meadow. As well as Ararat there are many other peaks over 3,000m, including Aladağlar and Tendürek. The plains are fertile, being covered in volcanic deposits, and are used for growing grains and grazing. Various tributaries of the Murat River (which later feeds the Euphrates) flow through the area and water these plains. The high meadows are used for grazing.
The weather here is very cold (temperatures as low as -10 °C (14 °F) in winter) and the mountainsides are mainly bare. There are a number of important passes and routes through the mountains.
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