History and archaeology / Monument and statue
Iğdır Genocide Monument and Museum (Soykırım Anıt-Müzesi)
Merkez, Iğdır
A monument-museum complex at the ring road junction in Iğdır, consisting of a monument shaped like five swords reaching 43.5 meters and a museum beneath it.
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Its story
The monument-museum was built to commemorate the Turks who lost their lives in the events that took place in and around Iğdır between 1915 and 1920; it is also known as the 'Monument and Museum of the Turkish Martyrs Massacred by Armenians'. The complex, whose foundation was laid on 1 August 1997, spreads over an area of about 14,000 m². The tips of five swords rising in the middle of an artificial hill meet at the top to form a dome shape, and the monument reaches a height of 43.5 meters; on the sword hilts are figures of soldiers representing the Hun, Göktürk, Seljuk, Ottoman and Türkiye periods. The enclosed museum section of about 350 m² contains photographs and documents relating to the period and a library. Ahlat stone was used on the surrounding walls and granite cladding on the swords; the area around the monument is laid out as a park.
Key facts
- Period
- After 1997
- Getting there
- Iğdır, Baharlı neighborhood, ring road junction
- Visit duration
- 45 minutes
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Day trip
Location
39.93698, 44.07942
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://igdir.ktb.gov.tr/TR-55718/gezilecek-yerler.html | https://igdir.ktb.gov.tr/TR-55726/igdir-soykirim-anit-muzesi.html | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermeniler_Tarafından_Katledilen_Şehit_Türkler_Anıt_ve_Müzesi | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6288379560