- Elevation
- 2,822 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- IGD Iğdır Airport29 km
- AJI Ağrı Airport54 km
About Durak Dağı
Durak Dağı is a mountain. Location: Ağrı Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,822 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Biçen Tepe and Koçak Dağı.
Climate of Durak Dağı
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 42 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Silopi · 300 km south20°
- Cizre · 301 km southwest20°
- Kızıltepe · 393 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -16°)
- Wettest month
- May (82 mm)
- Driest month
- September (25 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -4° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 17° | 9° | 2° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -16° | -12° | -5° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -7° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 35 | 40 | 64 | 82 | 59 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 53 | 42 | 35 |
How to get to Durak Dağı
The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (IGD), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) (76 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 38 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 29 kmnortheast
- Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 54 kmwest
- Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 76 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 38 kmnortheast
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 52 kmwest
- Van Population: 525K 145 kmsouth
- Erzurum Population: 767.8K 203 kmwest
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 228 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Durak Dağı
Within 100 km: 61 historic and cultural sites, 230 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km40 places
- Lake Balık Lake 6 kmW
- Abbasgöl Lake 6 kmN
- Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 22 kmW
- Sıçanlı Dağ Mountain 18 kmE
25–60 km146 places
- Saz Gölü Lake 39 kmE
- Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 48 kmSE
- Erhacı Gölü Lake 43 kmE
- Yalıntaşdağı Tepesi Mountain 38 kmSE
60–100 km289 places
- Ani Historic site 80 kmN
- Süphan Gölü Lake 93 kmS
- Turna Gölü Lake 79 kmNW
- Papak Gölü Lake 76 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Biçen Tepe Mountain, Tuzluca İlçesi2.7 km NE
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Koçak Dağı Mountain, Tuzluca İlçesi6.9 km E
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Lake Balık Lake, Ağrı Province6.2 km W
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Balıkgölü Deresi River, Ağrı Province6.8 km SW
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Abbasgöl Lake, Tuzluca İlçesi6 km N
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Balıkgöl Dağı Mountain, Taşlıçay District11 km SW
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Çıplakyurt Tepesi Mountain, Taşlıçay District11 km W
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Arı Dağı Mountain, Doğubayazıt District9.7 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources