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Turna Gölü

Located in Kars Province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°20′00″ N 43°03′00″ E

Map showing the location of Turna Gölü Turna Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,102 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Komürlü
6.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport26 km
AJI Ağrı Airport75 km

About Turna Gölü

Turna Gölü is a lake. Location: Kars Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,102 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Ziyaret Tepesi and Ağadeve Dağı.

Climate of Turna Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -6° · Rain 32 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 342 km south20°
  • Silopi · 347 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (76 mm)
Driest month
January (22 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 Turna Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-3°1°9°15°20°24°25°21°14°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-9°-2°2°5°9°9°4°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)222830517660362924423226

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

How to get to Turna Gölü

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 26 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 69 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 26 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 75 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 81 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 69 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 158 kmwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 188 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 206 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Turna Gölü

Within 100 km: 60 historic and cultural sites, 274 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Yağlıca Dağı Mountain 23 kmE
  • Üçler Tepesi Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Küçükdağ Tepesi Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Ala Dağ Mountain 25 kmSW

25–60 km237 places

  • Ani Historic site 48 kmNE
  • Papak Gölü Lake 29 kmSW
  • Mustafa Gölü Lake 44 kmNE
  • Mişk Gölü Lake 45 kmNE

60–100 km344 places

  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 98 kmN
  • Ufak Adası Island 96 kmN
  • Kaçak Adası Island 96 kmN
  • Büyük Ada Island 85 kmN

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