Maps of Agri - Agri Map, Turkey |
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Return to main Turkey Road Map Agri , located on a 1650 meter high plateau, named after the majestic mountain that can be seen from the city centre. Agri is a gateway of east where you can have an overall view of Turkiye from the highest point. Agri hosted various nations and civilisations throughout history. It is one of the important tourism centres of the east with suitable tracks of the legendary mountain for mountain climbing and trekking in summers, skiing in winters. Located at the east edge of Turkiye, Agri became a settlement begining from the ancient times and a stage for various civilisations . Being a part of Anatolia and a cradle of various rich and advanced civilizations, the history of Agri can be traced to 18th century BC. Hurris are one of the oldest civilisations settled in Agri. In the middle of the 7th century the dominance of the province had passed to Arabs. When Seljuk Turks entered in to Anatolia, the province was dependent to Byzantines yet it was dominated by Seljuk Turks in 1054.The province that was once a sanjak before the period of Republic was named as Dogu Bayazit .It was taken to Karakose in 1927 and finally called as Agri in 1938. |
