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Papak Gölü

Located in Kars Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°07′00″ N 42°52′02″ E

Map showing the location of Papak Gölü Papak Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,210 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ürker
2 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport53 km
KSY Kars Airport54 km

About Papak Gölü

Papak Gölü is a lake. Location: Kars Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,210 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Bedenin Tepesi and Deniz Gölü.

Climate of Papak Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 38 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 315 km south20°
  • Silopi · 321 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 382 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (78 mm)
Driest month
September (23 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 Papak Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°0°8°14°19°24°25°21°13°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-10°-2°2°5°9°8°4°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)253336557858332723463830

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Papak Gölü

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 47 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 53 kmsouth
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 54 kmnortheast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 88 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 47 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 103 kmeast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 138 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 186 kmsouth
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 199 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Papak Gölü

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 285 natural sites, 287 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km41 places

  • Deniz Gölü Lake 3 kmE
  • Boz Tepe Mountain 15 kmS
  • Mağara Dağı Mountain 19 kmW
  • Küçükdağ Tepesi Mountain 14 kmN

25–60 km193 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 29 kmNE
  • Gelört Gölü Lake 57 kmNE
  • Çalı Gölü Lake 55 kmNE
  • Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 57 kmSE

60–100 km397 places

  • Ani Historic site 74 kmNE
  • Kaz Gölü Lake 98 kmSW
  • Lake Balık Lake 71 kmSE
  • Lavaş Gölü Lake 97 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ürker Village, Kağızman İlçesi
    2 km S
  • Çengilli Village, Kağızman İlçesi
    4.2 km E
  • Yarkaya Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    3.6 km SW
  • Odalar Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    4.6 km NW
  • Denizgölü Village, Kağızman İlçesi
    5.3 km SE
  • Kuloğlu Village, Kağızman İlçesi
    7.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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