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Samandöken

Located in Göle İlçesi, Ardahan Province Coordinates: 40°50′40″ N 42°30′35″ E

Map showing the location of Samandöken Samandöken
Location in Turkey
Population
788
788
Elevation
2,052 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport60 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport114 km

About Samandöken

Samandöken is a village. Location: Göle İlçesi, Ardahan Province. Population: 788. Elevation: 2,052 m.

From Wikipedia

Samandöken (Kurdish: Sinot) is a village in the Göle District, Ardahan Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 788 in 2021. Samandoken is one of the biggest villages of Göle District.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Samandöken over time

Population of Samandöken over time
2013 933
2014 909
2015 846
2016 787
2017 829
2018 820
2019 809
2020 822
2021 788
2022 789
2023 792
2024 761

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Samandöken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -6° · Rain 43 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 392 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
May (86 mm)
Driest month
January (31 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 Samandöken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°1°9°14°18°23°23°20°13°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-9°-2°2°4°8°7°3°-1°-6°-12°
Precipitation (mm)313336558684595440494335

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Samandöken

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (114 km). The nearest large city is Batumi, 115 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 60 kmsoutheast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 114 kmnorthwest
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 114 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 115 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 133 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 147 kmsouthwest
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 159 kmnorth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 166 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Samandöken

Within 100 km: 56 historic and cultural sites, 361 natural sites, 341 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Zamp Dağı Mountain 16 kmW
  • Serekli Dağ Mountain 24 kmW
  • Koyun Tepesi Mountain 24 kmE
  • Erdavut Dağı Mountain 19 kmSW

25–60 km239 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 37 kmN
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 43 kmE
  • Akgöl Lake 37 kmNW
  • Kara Göller Lake 35 kmNW

60–100 km470 places

  • Ani Historic site 97 kmE
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 94 kmNE
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 90 kmNE
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 92 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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