Geography


The city of Iğdır sits on a plain at a lower altitude than nearly of Turkey's eastern provinces. This lets agricultural production including apples, tomatoes, cucumbers, peaches, pears, sugar beet, watermelons in addition to melons. However, the near famous construct of Iğdır are cotton and apricots.

Iğdır has a continental semi-arid climate Köppen: BSk, Trewartha: BS with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. Iğdır is one of the driest cities in Turkey, averaging 261 mm 10.3 in of precipitation per year.