- Elevation
- 5,069 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- IGD Iğdır Airport47 km
- EVN Zvartnots International Airport50 km
About Great Ararat
Great Ararat is a mountain. Location: Aralık İlçesi, Iğdır Province. Elevation: 5,069 m. The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Mount Ararat and Kūh-e Ārārāt-e Bozorg.
Climate of Great Ararat
This month · November
A cold month
Day -13° · Night -21° · Rain 37 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Silopi · 317 km southwest20°
- Cizre · 322 km southwest20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -29°)
- Wettest month
- May (83 mm)
- Driest month
- September (22 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) | -22° | -21° | -17° | -10° | -5° | 0° | 5° | 6° | 2° | -6° | -13° | -19° |
| Average low (°C) | -29° | -29° | -25° | -19° | -15° | -11° | -7° | -7° | -10° | -16° | -21° | -26° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 33 | 43 | 66 | 83 | 59 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 49 | 37 | 31 |
How to get to Great Ararat
The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (IGD), 47 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) (50 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 33 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 47 kmnorthwest
- Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 50 kmnorth
- Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 109 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 33 kmnorthwest
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 108 kmwest
- Van Population: 525K 156 kmsouthwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 206 kmnortheast
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 214 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Great Ararat
Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 137 natural sites, 83 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km25 places
- Saz Gölü Lake 21 kmW
- Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 17 kmSW
- Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 12 kmE
- Pamukdağı Tepe Mountain 20 kmW
25–60 km55 places
- Erhacı Gölü Lake 27 kmNW
- Kazlıgöl Lake 57 kmSW
- Aytepe Mountain 56 kmSW
- Yalıntaşdağı Tepesi Mountain 28 kmSW
60–100 km148 places
- Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 93 kmE
- Süphan Gölü Lake 90 kmSW
- Lake Balık Lake 63 kmW
- Abbasgöl Lake 60 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Ararat Mountain, Doğubayazıt District0.2 km W
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Kūh-e Ārārāt-e Bozorg Mountain, Aralık İlçesi1.7 km NE
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Mıhtepe Mountain, Doğubayazıt District3.5 km SE
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Kopgel Mountain, Aralık İlçesi3.5 km N
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Little Ararat Mountain, Doğubayazıt District11 km SE -
Kadı Tepesi Mountain, Iğdır İlçesi10 km NW
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Kavak Tepesi Mountain, Iğdır İlçesi12 km NW
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Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain, Aralık İlçesi12 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources