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Aracık Dağı

Located in Iğdır İlçesi, Iğdır Province Coordinates: 39°52′00″ N 44°17′00″ E

Map showing the location of Aracık Dağı Aracık Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,134 m
above sea level
Nearest town
İslamköy
4.5 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
EVN Zvartnots International Airport33 km
IGD Iğdır Airport37 km

About Aracık Dağı

Aracık Dağı is a mountain. Location: Iğdır İlçesi, Iğdır Province. Elevation: 1,134 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Zvartnots International Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Arpa Tepe and Mağara Tepesi.

Climate of Aracık Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 20 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 332 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 336 km southwest20°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
May (46 mm)
Driest month
August (10 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 Aracık Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°9°16°21°27°31°30°26°18°10°3°
Average low (°C)-9°-7°-1°5°9°13°16°16°11°5°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)172124364632141010262016

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Aracık Dağı

The nearest airport is Zvartnots International Airport (EVN), 33 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 21 km to the west.

Airports

  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 33 kmnorth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 37 kmwest
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 105 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 21 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 108 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 171 kmsouthwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 197 kmnorth
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 199 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Aracık Dağı

Within 100 km: 53 historic and cultural sites, 123 natural sites, 76 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

  • Erhacı Gölü Lake 15 kmW
  • Tekaltıdağı Tepesi Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Pamukdağı Tepe Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Mount Ararat Mountain 18 kmS

25–60 km60 places

  • Saz Gölü Lake 29 kmSW
  • Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 31 kmS
  • Abbasgöl Lake 57 kmW
  • Yalıntaşdağı Tepesi Mountain 38 kmSW

60–100 km173 places

  • Ani Historic site 93 kmNW
  • Lake Balık Lake 62 kmW
  • Kazlıgöl Lake 73 kmS
  • Aytepe Mountain 72 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • İslamköy Village, Karakoyunlu İlçesi
    4.5 km N
  • Yazlık Village, Karakoyunlu İlçesi
    4.8 km N
  • Aktaş Village, Karakoyunlu İlçesi
    5.9 km N
  • Adetli Village, Aralık İlçesi
    5.7 km NE
  • Bulakbaşı Village, Karakoyunlu İlçesi
    8.2 km N
  • Kulukent Village, Aralık İlçesi
    7.4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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