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Yücekapı

Located in Eleşkirt İlçesi, Ağrı Province Coordinates: 39°45′11″ N 42°44′19″ E

Map showing the location of Yücekapı Yücekapı
Location in Turkey
Population
2,019
2K
Elevation
1,730 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport27 km
KSY Kars Airport95 km

About Yücekapı

Yücekapı is a village. Location: Eleşkirt İlçesi, Ağrı Province. Population: 2,019. Elevation: 1,730 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Kazımbeyin Deresi and Kılıç Dağları.

Climate of Yücekapı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 46 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 274 km south20°
  • Silopi · 280 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 342 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (76 mm)
Driest month
September (19 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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Climate of Yücekapı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°2°11°17°23°28°29°25°16°8°0°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-7°1°5°8°12°11°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)314043657650252119524636

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Yücekapı

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 27 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 26 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 27 kmsoutheast
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 95 kmnorth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 100 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 26 kmeast
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 113 kmeast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 126 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 150 kmsouth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 214 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Yücekapı

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 306 natural sites, 262 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Üçtepeler Mountain 15 kmSE
  • Sarıkom Dağı Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Kocakuran Tepe Mountain 14 kmW
  • Yayık Dağı Mountain 21 kmS

25–60 km159 places

  • Kaz Gölü Lake 58 kmSW
  • Papak Gölü Lake 42 kmN
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 42 kmN
  • Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 55 kmE

60–100 km386 places

  • Lake Haçlı Lake 90 kmSW
  • Batmış Gölü Lake 96 kmS
  • Lake Balık Lake 71 kmE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 70 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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