Village

Alköy

Located in Posof İlçesi, Ardahan Province Coordinates: 41°29′31″ N 42°46′17″ E

Location in Turkey

Population: 157; 157
Elevation: 1,574 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport80 km; BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport99 km

About Alköy

Alköy is a village. Location: Posof İlçesi, Ardahan Province. Population: 157. Elevation: 1,574 m.

From Wikipedia

Alköy is a village in the Posof District, Ardahan Province, Turkey. Its population is 157 (2021). The village has a Lom population. Alköy's former name was Ali (Georgian: ალი). There is a settlement in Georgia bearing the name Ali. This name is written as Al (ال) in the Ottoman land-survey register (mufassal defter) of 1595. The main church of the Georgian monastery, Ali Monastery, Ali Church, was built in the 10th the 11th century.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Alköy over time

Population of Alköy over time
2013		172
2014		164
2015		158
2016		159
2017		149
2018		152
2019		154
2020		154
2021		157
2022		149
2023		144
2024		129

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Alköy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month: August (day 25°)
Coldest month: January (night -9°)
Wettest month: June (105 mm)
Driest month: March (52 mm)

0° -9°

2° -9°

5° -5°

11° 2°

17° 5°

21° 8°

24° 11°

25° 11°

21° 8°

15° 3°

8° -1°

2° -6°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

105

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Alköy
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	2°	5°	11°	17°	21°	24°	25°	21°	15°	8°	2°
Average low (°C)	-9°	-9°	-5°	2°	5°	8°	11°	11°	8°	3°	-1°	-6°
Precipitation (mm)	56	54	52	67	99	105	78	74	60	68	63	65

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

How to get to Alköy

The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 86 km to the north.

Airports

David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 80 kmnorth
Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 99 kmwest
Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 107 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 86 kmnorth
Batumi Population: 186.9K 97 kmwest
Tbilisi Population: 1M 173 kmeast
Rustavi Population: 128.2K 184 kmeast
Rize Population: 119.8K 196 kmwest

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

Day trips from Alköy

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 181 natural sites, 194 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km23 places

Ilgar Tepesi Mountain 8 kmS
Ulgar Dağı Mountain 7 kmSW
Hirhat Dağı Mountain 17 kmW
Elatan Dağı Mountain 23 kmS

25–60 km107 places

Meskhetis Kedi Mountain 39 kmN
Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 50 kmE
Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 46 kmE
Tmogvi Castle Historic site 47 kmE

60–100 km263 places

Mta Tavk’vetili Mountain 82 kmE
Mta Shavnabada Mountain 79 kmE
Didi Abuli Mountain 73 kmE
Tskhenistskali River 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Caksuyu River, Turkey
1.3 km NE
Ulgar Dağı Mountain, Posof İlçesi
7.2 km SW
Ilgar Tepesi Mountain, Posof İlçesi
7.6 km S
Karaman Deresi River, Ardahan Province
6.2 km W
Kalem Tepesi Mountain, Posof İlçesi
12 km NW
Tuzluk Pınarları Natural site, Ardahan Province
10 km NW