Agri is an eastern Anatolian province neighbouring the Iranian border, named after the 5,137 metre mountain that is the highest in Turkiye. The provincial centre is small and quiet; the weight of a visit sits on the Ishak Pasha Palace at Dogubayazit, the highland setting of Lake Balik and the hot springs at Diyadin. Turkish Airlines, Pegasus and AJet fly direct from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, and the flight from Istanbul takes about 2 hours 10 minutes. Most people travelling here are visiting family; for the rest, mountain and history stand side by side.
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See flights to Ağrı →When to visit Ağrı
June to September is the only comfortable stretch; the highlands open and the mountain roads are passable in these months. Winters are long and severe with snow lingering into April, and roads open late in spring.
Things to do in Ağrı
The Ishak Pasha Palace
Tour the eighteenth-century palace on the hill above Dogubayazit and look out over the plain from its courtyard.
Mount Ararat
Watch Turkiye's highest mountain from the plain; climbing it requires a permit and a mountain guide.
Lake Balik
Walk the shore of the crater lake at 2,200 metres in summer, among highland houses and grazing flocks.
The Diyadin canyon and hot springs
See the canyon carved by the Murat river and the hot springs among its travertine formations.
The meteor crater
See the crater near Dogubayazit and stand in the steppe landscape that looks towards the border.
The tomb of Ahmed-i Hani
At the tomb beside the Ishak Pasha Palace, take in the seventeenth-century poet and the palace view together.
Flights from Turkey to Ağrı
Agri is served by Agri Ahmed-i Hani Airport (AJI), about 7 km from the city centre, reached in about 15 minutes by airport shuttle or taxi. Direct flights depart from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, and Dogubayazit is about 95 km from the centre.
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Which airport serves Agri and how do I reach the city?
Flights land at Agri Ahmed-i Hani Airport (AJI), about 7 km from the centre, reached in about 15 minutes by airport shuttle or taxi.
Where in Turkiye are there direct flights to Agri from?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus and AJet fly direct from both Istanbul airports, from Ankara and from Izmir. The flight from Istanbul takes about 2 hours 10 minutes.
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