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Village

Kuruca

Located in Elazığ, Turkey Coordinates: 38°56′47″ N 40°15′53″ E

Map showing the location of Kuruca Kuruca
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,756 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
BGG Bingöl Airport30 km
EZS Elazığ Airport94 km

About Kuruca

Kuruca is a village. Location: Elazığ, Turkey. Elevation: 1,756 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Palulu Dağı and Kavak Dağı.

Climate of Kuruca

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 117 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 197 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 197 km south19°
  • Cizre · 246 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
April (134 mm)
Driest month
August (5 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 Kuruca
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°6°13°20°25°31°31°26°18°10°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°3°8°12°16°16°11°6°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)1241161191349627851270117134

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Kuruca

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 21 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 30 kmeast
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 94 kmsouthwest
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 106 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 21 kmeast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 95 kmwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 110 kmnorthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 115 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 138 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kuruca

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 588 natural sites, 471 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Cayit Barajı Lake 11 kmNE
  • Taşkent Tepe Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Sancak Tepesi Mountain 15 kmN
  • Şakorat Dağı Mountain 15 kmE

25–60 km236 places

  • Dipni Barajı Lake 54 kmS
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 26 kmN
  • Yayla Tepe Mountain 28 kmE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 33 kmSE

60–100 km779 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 90 kmSW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 75 kmSW
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 79 kmSE
  • Bahri Gölü Lake 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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