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Village

Karanlık

Located in Tuzluca İlçesi, Iğdır Province Coordinates: 40°00′52″ N 43°23′44″ E

Map showing the location of Karanlık Karanlık
Location in Turkey
Population
118
118
Elevation
1,871 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
IGD Iğdır Airport41 km
AJI Ağrı Airport51 km

About Karanlık

Karanlık is a village. Location: Tuzluca İlçesi, Iğdır Province. Population: 118. Elevation: 1,871 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Haşhaş Tepesi and Kızılcaziyaret Dağı.

Climate of Karanlık

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 30 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 316 km south20°
  • Silopi · 319 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 398 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (71 mm)
Driest month
September (20 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 Karanlık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°3°11°16°21°26°26°22°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°0°4°7°11°11°6°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)222830487154292320413025

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Karanlık

The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (IGD), 41 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 45 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 41 kmeast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 51 kmsouthwest
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 65 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 45 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 56 kmeast
  • Van Population: 525K 169 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 181 kmwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 218 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Karanlık

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 246 natural sites, 226 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 25 kmS
  • Perili Dağı Mountain 14 kmS
  • Mermer Tepe Mountain 16 kmW
  • Bayır Tepe Mountain 13 kmSW

25–60 km199 places

  • Ani Historic site 57 kmN
  • Lake Balık Lake 30 kmSE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 46 kmNW
  • Papak Gölü Lake 46 kmW

60–100 km299 places

  • Saz Gölü Lake 69 kmSE
  • Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 79 kmSE
  • Erhacı Gölü Lake 63 kmE
  • Mustafa Gölü Lake 74 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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