Turkesh
Located in Shahbuz Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Coordinates: 39°25′14″ N 45°28′26″ E
- Elevation
- 1,260 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Baku · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport26 km
- LHL Lachin International Airport92 km
About Turkesh
Turkesh is a village. Location: Shahbuz Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Elevation: 1,260 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (26 km).
Climate of Turkesh
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 29 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- May (51 mm)
- Driest month
- August (12 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 8° | 17° | 21° | 27° | 32° | 32° | 28° | 19° | 12° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -2° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 24 | 36 | 49 | 51 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Turkesh
The nearest airport is Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ), 26 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 135 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 26 kmsouth
- Lachin International Airport (LHL) Lachin 92 kmnortheast
- Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 123 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 135 kmnorthwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 159 kmnortheast
- Yevlakh Population: 127.4K 195 kmnortheast
- Mingachevir Population: 106K 202 kmnortheast
- Van Population: 525K 208 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Turkesh
Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 8 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 13 kmNW
25–60 km6 places
- Kaputjugh Lerr Mountain 54 kmSE
- Razvaliny Dargamalik Historic site 41 kmSE
- Sheikh Khorasan (Fazlullah Naimi) Xanagahı Historic site 33 kmSE
- Razvaliny Tillyak Historic site 42 kmSE
60–100 km16 places
- Rūdkhāneh-ye Qarah Sū River 69 kmNW
- Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 97 kmW
- Karakaya Tepesi Mountain 90 kmNW
- Bozhane Deresi River 98 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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