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Mountain

Kopgel

Located in Aralık İlçesi, Iğdır Province Coordinates: 39°44′00″ N 44°18′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kopgel Kopgel
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,653 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yenidoğan
8.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
IGD Iğdır Airport45 km
EVN Zvartnots International Airport47 km

About Kopgel

Kopgel is a mountain. Location: Aralık İlçesi, Iğdır Province. Elevation: 3,653 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Kūh-e Ārārāt-e Bozorg and Great Ararat.

Climate of Kopgel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -12° · Rain 37 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 320 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 324 km southwest20°
Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
January (night -20°)
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).

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Climate of Kopgel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-12°-12°-8°-1°4°9°14°15°11°3°-4°-10°
Average low (°C)-20°-20°-16°-10°-6°-2°3°3°-1°-7°-12°-17°
Precipitation (mm)273343668359352822493731

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Kopgel

The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (IGD), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) (47 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 30 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 45 kmnorthwest
  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 47 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 110 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 108 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 205 kmnortheast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 211 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kopgel

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 135 natural sites, 78 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km22 places

  • Saz Gölü Lake 21 kmW
  • Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 20 kmSW
  • Erhacı Gölü Lake 24 kmNW
  • Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 11 kmE

25–60 km60 places

  • Abbasgöl Lake 59 kmW
  • Aytepe Mountain 59 kmSW
  • Yalıntaşdağı Tepesi Mountain 29 kmSW
  • Küçük Tendürük Tepesi Mountain 52 kmSW

60–100 km140 places

  • Razvaliny Lizbirt Historic site 94 kmE
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 93 kmSW
  • Lake Balık Lake 63 kmW
  • Kazlıgöl Lake 60 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yenidoğan Village, Aralık İlçesi
    8.3 km NE
  • Atyja Village, Iğdır İlçesi
    7.2 km N
  • Esenkaya Village, Aralık İlçesi
    8.6 km N
  • Kavaktepe Village, Iğdır İlçesi
    12 km W
  • Tarlabaşı Village, Aralık İlçesi
    11 km NE
  • Bilican Village, Aralık İlçesi
    10 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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