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Kıraktin

Located in Tuzluca İlçesi, Iğdır Province Coordinates: 39°50′00″ N 43°38′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kıraktin Kıraktin
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,202 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
IGD Iğdır Airport26 km
AJI Ağrı Airport56 km

About Kıraktin

Kıraktin is a village. Location: Tuzluca İlçesi, Iğdır Province. Elevation: 2,202 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Abbasgöl and Biçen Tepe.

Climate of Kıraktin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 42 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 305 km south20°
  • Cizre · 305 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 396 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
May (82 mm)
Driest month
September (25 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 Kıraktin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°0°8°13°19°24°25°21°13°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-8°-1°3°7°11°11°7°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)293540648259322725534235

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Kıraktin

The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (IGD), 26 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) (74 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 37 km to the east.

Airports

  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 26 kmnortheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 56 kmwest
  • Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) Yerevan 74 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 37 kmeast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 53 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 150 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 202 kmwest
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 223 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Kıraktin

Within 100 km: 62 historic and cultural sites, 227 natural sites, 192 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km41 places

  • Lake Balık Lake 9 kmSW
  • Abbasgöl Lake 1 kmW
  • Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 22 kmW
  • Sıçanlı Dağ Mountain 20 kmE

25–60 km143 places

  • Saz Gölü Lake 41 kmSE
  • Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 51 kmSE
  • Erhacı Gölü Lake 42 kmE
  • Yalıntaşdağı Tepesi Mountain 41 kmSE

60–100 km297 places

  • Ani Historic site 75 kmN
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 99 kmS
  • Turna Gölü Lake 75 kmNW
  • Papak Gölü Lake 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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