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Ardahan Province

Local name: Ardahan ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 41°05′00″ N 42°50′00″ E

Ardahan Province
Ardahan · Gürsoy Tokgöz · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
92,481
92.5K
Elevation
1,999 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
87
listed under Ardahan Province
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport63 km
LWN Shirak International Airport94 km

About Ardahan Province

Ardahan Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 92,481.

From Wikipedia

Ardahan Province (Turkish: Ardahan ili; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Erdêxanê, Georgian: არტაანის რეგიონი, romanized: art'aanis regioni) is a province in the north-east of Turkey, bordering Georgia and Armenia. Its area is 4,934 km2, and its population is 92,481 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Ardahan. Ardahan borders the Turkish provinces of Erzurum, Artvin and Kars.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
5,576 km²
Official website
ardahan.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Ardahan Province

Climate of Ardahan Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -6° · Rain 39 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
June (88 mm)
Driest month
January (29 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 Ardahan Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-3°1°9°14°18°22°23°20°13°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-10°-2°2°4°8°7°4°-1°-6°-12°
Precipitation (mm)293134548688635840453932

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Ardahan Province

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (94 km). The nearest large city is Batumi, 118 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 63 kmsouth
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 94 kmsoutheast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 118 kmnorthwest
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 132 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 153 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 165 kmsoutheast
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 180 kmnortheast

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

Places in Ardahan Province

87 places
  1. 1 Göle İlçesi 28K
  2. 2 Çıldır İlçesi 10.5K
  3. 3 Hanak İlçesi 9.8K
  4. 4 Posof İlçesi 7.7K
  5. 5 Damal İlçesi 5.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Countries & regions1

Cities & villages10

Mountains & nature7

Lakes, rivers & coasts37

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Ardahan Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources