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Buzkaya Dağı

Located in Ağrı Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°57′00″ N 42°49′00″ E

Map showing the location of Buzkaya Dağı Buzkaya Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,035 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dizginkale
5.3 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport70 km
AJI Ağrı Airport80 km

About Buzkaya Dağı

Buzkaya Dağı is a mountain. Location: Ağrı Province, Turkey. Elevation: 3,035 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Kırkşehit Tepe and Mount Süphan.

Climate of Buzkaya Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 66 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 188 km south20°
  • Silopi · 192 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 277 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
April (91 mm)
Driest month
August (14 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Buzkaya Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°3°10°15°21°22°17°9°2°-5°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-11°-5°-1°3°7°7°3°-3°-7°-12°
Precipitation (mm)485967918440151419716655

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Buzkaya Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 70 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 71 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 70 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 80 kmnorth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 103 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 87 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 137 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 151 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 170 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Buzkaya Dağı

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 321 natural sites, 275 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Lake Arin Lake 22 kmSE
  • Batmış Gölü Lake 16 kmSW
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 13 kmS
  • Beyaz Göl Lake 14 kmNE

25–60 km143 places

  • Lim Island Island 47 kmE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 44 kmSE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 58 kmS
  • Simhaç Adası Island 54 kmS

60–100 km439 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 97 kmSE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 70 kmS
  • Kuzu Adası Island 67 kmS
  • Turna Gölü Lake 87 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dizginkale Village, Patnos District
    5.3 km N
  • Kucak Village, Patnos District
    6 km NE
  • Güvercinli Village, Patnos District
    6.4 km NW
  • Armutlu Village, Patnos District
    7.9 km E
  • Harmantepe Village, Adilcevaz İlçesi
    10 km SW
  • Ergeçli Village, Patnos District
    9.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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