AGRI

formerly Karakse, city, in the highlands of eastern Turkey. It lies 5,380 feet (1,640 m) above sea level in the valley of the Murat River, a tributary of the Euphrates River. The town is a centre for trade in livestock and livestock products and is a transit station on the main highway from Turkey to Iran. Agri is named after Mount Ararat (Turkish: Agri Dagi), situated to the east near the frontier with Iran. Stock raising and agriculture are the main activities of the region. Kurds constitute a large proportion of the population of the countryside. Pop. (1985) city, 54,492.