- Population
- 18,477
- 18.5K
- Elevation
- 815 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Places inside
- 38
- listed under Aralık İlçesi
- Airports
- EVN Zvartnots International Airport31 km
- IGD Iğdır Airport56 km
About Aralık İlçesi
Aralık İlçesi is a district. Location: Iğdır Province, Turkey. Population: 18,477. The best months to visit are May, September–October. The nearest airport is Zvartnots International Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Bozhane Deresi and Karasu Deresi.
Climate of Aralık İlçesi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, September–October.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 1° · Rain 22 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Silopi · 344 km southwest20°
- Cizre · 349 km southwest20°
- Hottest month
- July (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- May (43 mm)
- Driest month
- August (9 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 4° | 11° | 18° | 23° | 28° | 32° | 31° | 27° | 20° | 12° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -5° | 0° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 17° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 18 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 16 |
How to get to Aralık İlçesi
The nearest airport is Zvartnots International Airport (EVN), 31 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 41 km to the west.
Airports
- Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 31 kmnorth
- Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 56 kmwest
- Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 111 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 41 kmwest
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 128 kmwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 180 kmnortheast
- Van Population: 525K 183 kmsouthwest
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 190 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aralık İlçesi
Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 90 natural sites, 49 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km7 places
- Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 18 kmSW
- Aracık Dağı Mountain 21 kmW
- Arpa Tepe Mountain 20 kmW
- Karakaya Tepesi Mountain 17 kmS
25–60 km42 places
- Saz Gölü Lake 46 kmSW
- Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 45 kmSW
- Erhacı Gölü Lake 35 kmW
- Yalıntaşdağı Tepesi Mountain 54 kmSW
60–100 km97 places
- Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 83 kmSE
- Lake Balık Lake 83 kmW
- Kazlıgöl Lake 84 kmSW
- Abbasgöl Lake 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Aralık İlçesi
38 places- 1 Aralık 5.8K
- 2 Karşıyaka 2.8K
- 3 Hasanhan 2.1K
- 4 Gödekli 2K
- 5 Yukarıçamurlu 1.3K
- 6 Köprüler 1.1K
- 7 Yukarıtopraklı 840
- 8 Aşağıçamurlu 705
- 9 Aşağıaratan 686
- 10 Karasu 663
- 11 Aras 624
- 12 Babacan 610
- 13 Hacıağa 529
- 14 Kulukent 497
- 15 Emince 494
- 16 Saraçlı 424
- 17 Ramazankent 392
- 18 Yenidoğan 367
- 19 Karahacılı 352
- 20 Aşağıtopraklı 341
- 21 Aşağıçiftlikköy 316
- 22 Ortaköy 313
- 23 Kıraçbağı 295
- 24 Yukarıçiftlikköy 232
- 25 Adetli 145
- 26 Tazeköy 145
- 27 Yukarıaratan 111
- 28 Tarlabaşı 1
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages4
- Bilican · Village
- Esenkaya · Village
- Hıdırlı · Village
- Serdarbulak · Village
Mountains & nature5
- Great Ararat · Mountain
- Karakaya Tepesi · Mountain
- Kopgel · Mountain
- Kūh-e Ārārāt-e Bozorg · Mountain
- Tekaltıdağı Tepesi · Mountain
Heritage & sights1
- Gömik · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bozhane Deresi River, Iğdır Province4.1 km SW
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Karasu Deresi River, Adıyaman Province8.2 km NW
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Arpa Tepe Mountain, Iğdır İlçesi20 km W
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Aracık Dağı Mountain, Iğdır İlçesi21 km W
Sources & licences
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