AGRI/IGDIR, Turkey
Mount Agri in eastern Turkey, also known as Mount Ararat, will be reopened to climbers Thursday, thanks to effective anti-terror operations.
The country’s tallest mountain, dubbed the “roof of Turkey” with its height of 5,137 meters (16,853 feet), is located in the eastern border province of Igdir.
Due to an insurgency by PKK terrorists, the mountain was closed to climbers in 2015.
News of its imminent reopening was welcomed with great enthusiasm by the people of the region.
While many mountaineers have begun planning activities, the local people are also looking forward to days when visitors will come to the region again.
Savci Sayan, the mayor of Agri province, told Anadolu Agency that…