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Posof İlçesi

Located in Ardahan Province, Turkey Coordinates: 41°31′17″ N 42°43′53″ E

Map showing the location of Posof İlçesi Posof İlçesi
Location in Turkey
Population
7,699
7.7K
Elevation
1,754 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
60
listed under Posof İlçesi
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport76 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport95 km

About Posof İlçesi

Posof İlçesi is a district. Location: Ardahan Province, Turkey. Population: 7,699. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Karaman Deresi and Tuzluk Pınarları.

Climate of Posof İlçesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
June (101 mm)
Driest month
March (45 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 Posof İlçesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°5°11°16°19°23°23°20°13°7°1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-6°0°4°7°10°9°6°2°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)5048456087101686453585658

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Posof İlçesi

The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rize, 193 km to the west.

Airports

  • David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 76 kmnorth
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 95 kmwest
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Rize Population: 119.8K 193 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 202 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 209 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 217 kmsouthwest
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 258 kmwest

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

Day trips from Posof İlçesi

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 167 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km21 places

  • Ilgar Tepesi Mountain 11 kmS
  • Ulgar Dağı Mountain 10 kmS
  • Hirhat Dağı Mountain 14 kmW
  • Cin Dağı Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km96 places

  • Ufak Adası Island 53 kmSE
  • Kaçak Adası Island 54 kmSE
  • Akgöl Lake 55 kmSW
  • Kara Göller Lake 60 kmSW

60–100 km232 places

  • Büyük Ada Island 68 kmSE
  • Rus Adası Island 68 kmSE
  • Lavaş Gölü Lake 79 kmSE
  • Lake Çıldır Lake 68 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Posof İlçesi

60 places
  1. 1 Posof 2.9K
  2. 2 Arile 776
  3. 3 Yeniköy 668
  4. 4 Baykent 292
  5. 5 Türkgözü 272
  6. 6 Balgöze 216
  7. 7 Aşıkzülali 212
  8. 8 Kolköy 186
  9. 9 Alköy 157
  10. 10 Demirdöver 155
  11. 11 Çambeli 140
  12. 12 Yurtbekler 136
  13. 13 Gürarmut 135
  14. 14 Eminbey 134
  15. 15 Taşkıran 115
  16. 16 Alabalık 109
  17. 17 Kumlukoz 97
  18. 18 Savaşır 97
  19. 19 Kaleönü 89
  20. 20 Sütoluk 89
  21. 21 Uğurca 87
  22. 22 Gümüşkavak 82
  23. 23 Günlüce 81
  24. 24 Armutveren 78
  25. 25 Özbaşı 78
  26. 26 Yolağzı 76
  27. 27 İncedere 75
  28. 28 Derindere 73
  29. 29 Çamyazı 69
  30. 30 Çayırçimen 68
  31. 31 Gönülaçan 67
  32. 32 Doğrular 65
  33. 33 Kayınlı 56
  34. 34 Arılı 52
  35. 35 Akballı 48
  36. 36 Asmakonak 48
  37. 37 Kurşunçavuş 45
  38. 38 Çakırkoç 44
  39. 39 Asmakonak 41
  40. 40 Kırköy 40
  41. 41 Kalkankaya 37
  42. 42 Yurtbaşı 31
  43. 43 Sarıçiçek 25
  44. 44 Erim 23
  45. 45 Kopuzlu 22
  46. 46 Aşıküzeyir 20
  47. 47 Yaylaaltı 19
  48. 48 Uluçam 7

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature7

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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