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Karanlık Dere

Located in Ardahan Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°45′37″ N 42°48′48″ E

Map showing the location of Karanlık Dere Karanlık Dere
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,279 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çullu
2.2 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport34 km
LWN Shirak International Airport88 km

About Karanlık Dere

Karanlık Dere is a river. Location: Ardahan Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include İnce Dere and Balık Deresi.

Climate of Karanlık Dere

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 46 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 385 km south20°
  • Silopi · 392 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (93 mm)
Driest month
January (33 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 Karanlık Dere
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°0°7°13°17°21°22°19°12°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-10°-3°1°4°7°7°3°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)333639619386595241554639

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Karanlık Dere

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (88 km). The nearest large city is Ağrı, 118 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 34 kmsoutheast
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 88 kmeast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 124 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 118 kmsouth
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 139 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 140 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 161 kmsouthwest
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 168 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Karanlık Dere

Within 100 km: 67 historic and cultural sites, 320 natural sites, 294 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km40 places

  • Aygır Gölü Lake 16 kmE
  • Koyun Tepesi Mountain 8 kmN
  • Kızılkaya Dağı Mountain 24 kmS
  • Kartal Tepesi Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km231 places

  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 60 kmNE
  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 56 kmNW
  • Ufak Adası Island 57 kmNE
  • Kaçak Adası Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km410 places

  • Ani Historic site 70 kmSE
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 84 kmNE
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 81 kmNE
  • Tmogvi Castle Historic site 83 kmNE

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