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DOGUBAYAZIT - THE HIDDEN TOURIST ATTRACTION IN EASTERN TURKEY
Travel Video News
Sept 26 2013
Dogubayazit is a city and district of Agri Province of Turkey, and is
Turkey's most eastern district, the border crossing to Iran. Elevation
1625 m. Area 2,383 km². Population (2010) 115,354 (up from 73,794 in
1980) of which 69,447 live in the town of Dogubeyazit, the remainder in
the surrounding countryside. The town of Dogubayazit is a settlement
with a long history. It lies 15 km southwest of Mount Ararat, 93
km east of the city of Agri and 35 km from the Iranian border. The
town stands on a plain surrounded by some of Turkey's highest peaks
including: Ararat (5,137m), Little Ararat (3,896m), Tendurek Dagi
(3,533m), Kaletepe (3,196m) Aridagi (2,934m) and Gollertepe (2,643m).
The weather on the plain is hot and dry in summer, cold and dry
in winter.
The Dogubayazit district of the eastern Turkish province of Agri has
become the focus of interest for domestic and foreign tourists along
with the solution process, an initiative to resolve the Kurdish issue
which has scaled down terror-related court cases and revived tourism
in eastern Turkey.
Chairman of the Chamber of Trade and Industry in Dogubayazit, Ali
Efe told Anadolu Agency that Dogubayazit has hosted a great many
of domestic and foreign tourists so far with its historically and
naturally beautiful landscapes, such as Agri Mountain, Ishak Pasha
Palace, the meteor pit, the ice cave on Agri Mountain and Balik Golu
(Fish Lake)
The district remains at the forefront with its historical and cultural
elements, said Efe, noting that more tourists have begun to visit
Agri Mountain, the highest mountain in Turkey.
Expressing the attraction of rumors that traces of Noah's ark were
found on Agri Mountain, Efe stated thousands of mountaineers climbed
to the summit every year.
Efe also expressed that more people have especially begun to visit
these beauties in Dogubayazit after the solution process, adding, "the
Turkish government's democratization package will be more effective in
the development of the region. We will give the necessary assistance
to those who want to invest in this region."
The area has had a rich history with monuments dating back to the time
of the Kingdom of Urartu (over 2700 years ago). Before the Ottoman
Empire the site was referred to by its Armenian name, Daroynk. In the
4th century the Sasanians failed to capture the Armenian stronghold and
royal treasury at Daroynk. Princes of the Bagratid dynasty of Armenia
resided at Daroynk and rebuilt the fortress. It was subsequently
conquered by Persians, Romans, Arabs, and Byzantines all of whom would
have used the plain to rest and recoup during their passages across
the mountains. Turkish peoples arrived in 1064, but were soon followed
by the Mongols and further waves of Turks. The castle of Daroynk was
built and rebuilt many times throughout this history, although it is
now named after the Turkish warlord Celayirli Å~^ehzade Bayazit Han
who ordered one of the rebuildings (in 1374).
Ultimately, the town was renamed Beyazit itself in the 16th century.
After its conquest by the Ottoman Empire in 1514 the area was ruled
by Turkish generals, later including Ishakpasa, who built the palace
that still bears his name.
The town saw fighting in the Turko-Persian War of 1821-1822, was
attacked by Russia in 1856, and taken by the Russians during the
Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. When the Russians retreated many
of the Armenian population left with them to build New Beyazit (now
Gavar at Armenia) on the shore of Lake Sevan.
Dogubeyazit was further ravaged during World War I and the Turkish
War of Independence.
http://www.travelvideo.tv/news/turkey/09-26-2013/dogubayazit-the-hidden-tourist-attraction-in-eastern-turkey
Travel Video News
Sept 26 2013
Dogubayazit is a city and district of Agri Province of Turkey, and is
Turkey's most eastern district, the border crossing to Iran. Elevation
1625 m. Area 2,383 km². Population (2010) 115,354 (up from 73,794 in
1980) of which 69,447 live in the town of Dogubeyazit, the remainder in
the surrounding countryside. The town of Dogubayazit is a settlement
with a long history. It lies 15 km southwest of Mount Ararat, 93
km east of the city of Agri and 35 km from the Iranian border. The
town stands on a plain surrounded by some of Turkey's highest peaks
including: Ararat (5,137m), Little Ararat (3,896m), Tendurek Dagi
(3,533m), Kaletepe (3,196m) Aridagi (2,934m) and Gollertepe (2,643m).
The weather on the plain is hot and dry in summer, cold and dry
in winter.
The Dogubayazit district of the eastern Turkish province of Agri has
become the focus of interest for domestic and foreign tourists along
with the solution process, an initiative to resolve the Kurdish issue
which has scaled down terror-related court cases and revived tourism
in eastern Turkey.
Chairman of the Chamber of Trade and Industry in Dogubayazit, Ali
Efe told Anadolu Agency that Dogubayazit has hosted a great many
of domestic and foreign tourists so far with its historically and
naturally beautiful landscapes, such as Agri Mountain, Ishak Pasha
Palace, the meteor pit, the ice cave on Agri Mountain and Balik Golu
(Fish Lake)
The district remains at the forefront with its historical and cultural
elements, said Efe, noting that more tourists have begun to visit
Agri Mountain, the highest mountain in Turkey.
Expressing the attraction of rumors that traces of Noah's ark were
found on Agri Mountain, Efe stated thousands of mountaineers climbed
to the summit every year.
Efe also expressed that more people have especially begun to visit
these beauties in Dogubayazit after the solution process, adding, "the
Turkish government's democratization package will be more effective in
the development of the region. We will give the necessary assistance
to those who want to invest in this region."
The area has had a rich history with monuments dating back to the time
of the Kingdom of Urartu (over 2700 years ago). Before the Ottoman
Empire the site was referred to by its Armenian name, Daroynk. In the
4th century the Sasanians failed to capture the Armenian stronghold and
royal treasury at Daroynk. Princes of the Bagratid dynasty of Armenia
resided at Daroynk and rebuilt the fortress. It was subsequently
conquered by Persians, Romans, Arabs, and Byzantines all of whom would
have used the plain to rest and recoup during their passages across
the mountains. Turkish peoples arrived in 1064, but were soon followed
by the Mongols and further waves of Turks. The castle of Daroynk was
built and rebuilt many times throughout this history, although it is
now named after the Turkish warlord Celayirli Å~^ehzade Bayazit Han
who ordered one of the rebuildings (in 1374).
Ultimately, the town was renamed Beyazit itself in the 16th century.
After its conquest by the Ottoman Empire in 1514 the area was ruled
by Turkish generals, later including Ishakpasa, who built the palace
that still bears his name.
The town saw fighting in the Turko-Persian War of 1821-1822, was
attacked by Russia in 1856, and taken by the Russians during the
Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. When the Russians retreated many
of the Armenian population left with them to build New Beyazit (now
Gavar at Armenia) on the shore of Lake Sevan.
Dogubeyazit was further ravaged during World War I and the Turkish
War of Independence.
http://www.travelvideo.tv/news/turkey/09-26-2013/dogubayazit-the-hidden-tourist-attraction-in-eastern-turkey