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Village

Balgöze

Located in Posof İlçesi, Ardahan Province Coordinates: 41°26′55″ N 42°54′25″ E

Map showing the location of Balgöze Balgöze
Location in Turkey
Population
216
216
Elevation
1,925 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport88 km
KSY Kars Airport100 km

About Balgöze

Balgöze is a village. Location: Posof İlçesi, Ardahan Province. Population: 216. Elevation: 1,925 m.

From Wikipedia

Balgöze is a village in the Posof District, Ardahan Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Gelturan tribe and had a population of 216 in 2021. The former name of Balgözü village was Childireti. It derives from the Georgian word Chrdileti (ჩრდილეთი), meaning "northern land". Indeed, there is a village called Çrdileti (ჩრდილეთი) in present-day Georgia. This place name appears as Çildiret (چیلدیرەت) in Turkish sources.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Balgöze over time

Population of Balgöze over time
2013 238
2014 236
2015 233
2016 232
2017 232
2018 240
2019 229
2020 225
2021 216
2022 206
2023 197
2024 203

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Balgöze

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -3° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
June (108 mm)
Driest month
March (55 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 Balgöze
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°8°14°18°21°22°19°12°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-8°-1°3°6°9°9°6°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)57565570105108827559676366

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Balgöze

The nearest airport is David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), 88 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 93 km to the north.

Airports

  • David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 88 kmnorthwest
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 100 kmsouth
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 111 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 93 kmnorth
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 109 kmwest
  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 163 kmeast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 173 kmeast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 193 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Balgöze

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 170 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

  • Ilgar Tepesi Mountain 13 kmW
  • Ulgar Dağı Mountain 15 kmW
  • Kel Dağı Mountain 16 kmSE
  • Aydağı Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km106 places

  • Meskhetis Kedi Mountain 48 kmNW
  • Baraleti Church of the Theotokos Attraction 51 kmE
  • Kumurdo Cathedral Attraction 38 kmE
  • Vanis Kvabebi Attraction 34 kmE

60–100 km240 places

  • Mta Tavk’vetili Mountain 73 kmE
  • Mta Shavnabada Mountain 69 kmE
  • Didi Abuli Mountain 62 kmE
  • Tskhenistskali River 94 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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