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Kandildağı

Located in Hamur İlçesi, Ağrı Province Coordinates: 39°30′00″ N 43°09′21″ E

Map showing the location of Kandildağı Kandildağı
Location in Turkey
Population
300
300
Elevation
2,273 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport21 km
IGD Iğdır Airport81 km

About Kandildağı

Kandildağı is a village. Location: Hamur İlçesi, Ağrı Province. Population: 300. Elevation: 2,273 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Kızkalesi Tepe and Kandil Dağı.

Climate of Kandildağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 48 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 256 km south20°
  • Silopi · 258 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 342 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -17°)
Wettest month
May (73 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Kandildağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-6°-1°8°14°19°25°26°22°13°4°-4°
Average low (°C)-17°-16°-10°-3°2°5°9°8°4°-1°-6°-12°
Precipitation (mm)344344667346231920534840

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kandildağı

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 21 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 26 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 21 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 81 kmnortheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 26 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 90 kmnortheast
  • Van Population: 525K 113 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 167 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 204 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kandildağı

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 284 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

  • Pivazok Tepesi Mountain 17 kmS
  • Kızkalesi Tepe Mountain 4 kmN
  • Bozdağ Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Kurtpınar Dağı Mountain 7 kmSW

25–60 km178 places

  • Lake Balık Lake 47 kmNE
  • Beyaz Göl Lake 55 kmS
  • Abbasgöl Lake 55 kmNE
  • Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 38 kmNE

60–100 km330 places

  • Lim Island Island 72 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 99 kmS
  • Lake Van Lake 100 kmS
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 86 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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