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Mountain

Alaca Dağı

Located in Digor İlçesi, Kars Province Coordinates: 40°30′00″ N 43°26′00″ E

Map showing the location of Alaca Dağı Alaca Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,626 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Oyuklu
2.9 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport28 km
LWN Shirak International Airport46 km

About Alaca Dağı

Alaca Dağı is a mountain. Location: Digor İlçesi, Kars Province. Elevation: 2,626 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Dumanlı Dağ and Tarhandağı Tepesi.

Climate of Alaca Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -9° · Rain 31 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 369 km south20°
  • Silopi · 372 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -18°)
Wettest month
May (84 mm)
Driest month
January (21 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 Alaca Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-3°6°11°16°20°21°17°10°2°-6°
Average low (°C)-18°-17°-12°-5°-1°2°6°6°1°-4°-9°-14°
Precipitation (mm)212729528468423428413125

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Alaca Dağı

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 28 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (46 km). The nearest large city is Iğdır, 82 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 28 kmwest
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 46 kmnortheast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 69 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 93 kmsouth
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 176 kmnortheast
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 177 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 195 kmwest

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

Day trips from Alaca Dağı

Within 100 km: 62 historic and cultural sites, 212 natural sites, 223 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

  • Ani Historic site 12 kmE
  • Mustafa Gölü Lake 22 kmNW
  • Mişk Gölü Lake 21 kmNW
  • Koz Gölü Lake 24 kmNW

25–60 km141 places

  • Lavaş Gölü Lake 51 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 37 kmSW
  • Lake Kuyucuk Lake 27 kmN
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 47 kmNW

60–100 km275 places

  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 100 kmN
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 99 kmN
  • Tba Mada Lake 81 kmN
  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Oyuklu Village, Digor İlçesi
    2.9 km S
  • Kozluca Village, Kars
    4.7 km E
  • Karakale Village, Digor İlçesi
    6.1 km SW
  • Alaca Village, Kars
    5.7 km E
  • Atayurt Village, Kars
    6.2 km NE
  • Köseler Village, Digor İlçesi
    7.9 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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