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Karakoçan

Located in Elazığ, Turkey Coordinates: 38°57′19″ N 40°02′26″ E

Map showing the location of Karakoçan Karakoçan
Location in Turkey
Population
29,061
29.1K
Elevation
1,096 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
106
listed under Karakoçan
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BGG Bingöl Airport49 km
EZS Elazığ Airport77 km

About Karakoçan

Karakoçan is a district. Location: Elazığ, Turkey. Population: 29,061. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Uzakyığ Dere and Karaoğlan Dere.

Climate of Karakoçan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 3° · Rain 106 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 194 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 202 km south19°
  • Cizre · 260 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (129 mm)
Driest month
August (4 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 Karakoçan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°11°18°24°30°35°35°31°22°13°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°2°7°11°15°19°19°14°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)125113114114802264960106129

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Karakoçan

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 40 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 49 kmeast
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 77 kmsouthwest
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 95 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 40 kmeast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 78 kmsouthwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 117 kmsouth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 147 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Karakoçan

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 446 natural sites, 412 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km41 places

  • Taşkent Tepe Mountain 14 kmS
  • Sancak Tepesi Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Kürdilik Dağı Mountain 17 kmSE
  • Körhızır Dağı Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km220 places

  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 59 kmSW
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 58 kmS
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 27 kmNE
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 27 kmE

60–100 km604 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 76 kmSW
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 99 kmS
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 93 kmSE
  • Koç Gölü Lake 87 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Karakoçan

106 places
  1. 1 Karakoçan 29.7K
  2. 2 Bahçecik 375
  3. 3 Çalıkaya 278
  4. 4 Akarbaşı 214
  5. 5 Kocadayı 175
  6. 6 Akyokuş 67
  7. 7 Çıtak 51
  8. 8 Akbulak 39
  9. 9 Akkuş 27

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

Cities & villages50

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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