was brought into the Ottoman Empire by Sultan Selim I following the Battle of Chaldiran. The region was part of the Erzurum Vilayet during the Ottoman Empire. Inspectorates-General In the late 1920s, in an attempt to curb the Ararat rebellion, the province was included into the First Inspectorate-General () comprising the provinces of Mardin, Diyarbakır, Van, Elazıĝ, Bitlis, Hakkari, Şanlıurfa and Siirt. In September 1935 the province was transferred into the third Inspectorate General (Umumi Müfettişlik, UM). The third UM span over the provinces of Erzurum, Artvin, Rize, Trabzon, Kars Gümüşhane, Erzincan and Ağrı. It was governed by a Inspector General seated in the city of Erzurum. The Inspectorate General was dissolved in 1952 during the Government of the Democrat Party. Recent events On August 19, 2006, the Tabriz–Ankara gas pipeline exploded in the province. Turkish authorities suspect Kurdish rebels were behind the incident. Ağrı today The economy is mainly agricultural. People also live by breeding animals. Ağrı attracts tourists to the mountains, for climbing and trekking in summers, and skiing in winters. Places of interest include: Ishak Pasha Palace in Doğubayazıt Mount Tendürek in Doğubayazıt with what some claim to be the second-largest meteor crater in the world Aznavur Tepe in Patnos The tomb of Ahmedi Hani, who wrote the Kurdish epic Mem and Zin Demographics References External links The provincial governorate Ağrı weather forecast information Provinces of Turkey Turkish Kurdistan