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Murat River

Located in Ağrı Province, Turkey Coordinates: 39°42′00″ N 43°02′00″ E

Map showing the location of Murat River Murat River
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,621 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yüzüncü Yıl
0.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport5 km
IGD Iğdır Airport78 km

About Murat River

Murat River is a river. Location: Ağrı Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Şeriyan Çayı and Karasu Deresi.

Climate of Murat River

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 45 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 274 km south20°
  • Silopi · 278 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 352 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
May (72 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 Murat River
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°2°12°18°23°29°30°25°17°8°0°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-7°1°6°9°12°12°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)334240627249262119504538

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Murat River

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 5 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 2 km to the north.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 5 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 78 kmnortheast
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 96 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 2 kmnorth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 90 kmeast
  • Van Population: 525K 137 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 152 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 218 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Murat River

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 284 natural sites, 246 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Üçtepeler Mountain 17 kmW
  • Kızkalesi Tepe Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Dedemmaksut Dağı Mountain 23 kmN
  • Fişekli Daği Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km170 places

  • Lake Balık Lake 47 kmE
  • Papak Gölü Lake 48 kmN
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 47 kmN
  • Abbasgöl Lake 53 kmE

60–100 km347 places

  • Lim Island Island 96 kmS
  • Lake Arin Lake 99 kmS
  • Saz Gölü Lake 88 kmE
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 98 kmSW

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