IGDIR TO HOST FIRST AIRLINER IN JUNE
Panorama.am
12/04/2012
The first airliner will land in Turkish city of Igdir in June. The
airport construction in the city are planned to be terminated until
then.
Turkish news site Son dakika said the foundation laying of the airport
in Igdir bordering with Armenia, Nakhijevan and Iran took place 16
years ago.
In the Middle Ages Igdir used to be called Tsolakert and together with
Koghb they formed the province of Chakatk, Mets Hayk (historic homeland
of Armenians). Under Ottoman Empire the city was renamed Igdir.
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