The monument stands in Oba village, in the central district of Iğdır, and was erected by the provincial governorship. It is enclosed by a wall and, according to the cultural inventory record, has had no repairs.
The provincial inventory records that the monument was raised in memory of 98 people it says were killed at this spot on 13 September 1919. The events of this period are contested between national historiographies.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Iğdır as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -3.2 °C in January to 26 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June and September; rainfall is heaviest in May (48 mm) and lightest in August (9 mm). Long-term means for 1940-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
