According to the various researches conducted for Iğdır, the first tribe settling in Iğdır region is Hurris coming from Middle Asia in B.C 4000. Other tribes arriving with this community categorized under the name of Asyanik invented various mines and writing which are of great importance for the history of humanity.

The region was prevailed by Muslim Arabs in 464 and Seljuks in 1064. Following this era, Iğdır and its surrounding places where various Turkish tribes settled in became a homeland for Kayı Tribe who are the founder of Ottoman Empire.

Iğdır was named after Iğdır Bey who was the eldest son of Deniz Alphan who was the youngest son of Oguz Kagan.

The province was saved by the military troop on 14 November 1920 in the command of Kazım Karabekir and connected to the territory of homeland.

It gained the province status with the law. No. 3806 which entered into force by being published in Official Gazette numbered 21247 and dated 3 June 1992. Under the same law, Karakoyunlu was accepted as district and connected to Iğdır with Aralık and Tuzluca districts.