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Village

Morkaya

Located in Yusufeli İlçesi, Artvin Province Coordinates: 40°43′49″ N 41°36′09″ E

Map showing the location of Morkaya Morkaya
Location in Turkey
Population
398
398
Elevation
1,413 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport81 km
ERZ Erzurum International Airport93 km

About Morkaya

Morkaya is a village. Location: Yusufeli İlçesi, Artvin Province. Population: 398. Elevation: 1,413 m.

From Wikipedia

Morkaya is a village in the Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Its population is 398 (2021).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Morkaya over time

Population of Morkaya over time
2013 437
2014 445
2015 405
2016 414
2017 405
2018 479
2019 434
2020 407
2021 398
2022 375
2023 367
2024 325

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Morkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 381 km south20°
  • Silopi · 395 km south20°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
May (71 mm)
Driest month
August (38 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 Morkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°14°19°23°27°27°23°16°9°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°4°7°10°14°13°10°5°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)464343597169433840625955

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Morkaya

The nearest airport is Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV), 81 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (98 km). The nearest large city is Erzurum, 95 km to the south.

Airports

  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 81 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 93 kmsouthwest
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 98 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 95 kmsouth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 97 kmwest
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 161 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 166 kmsoutheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 211 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Morkaya

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 464 natural sites, 361 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km69 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 12 kmS
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 25 kmN
  • Kemerli Dağ Mountain 4 kmSE
  • Harkever Dağı Mountain 13 kmSW

25–60 km297 places

  • Koca Göl Lake 50 kmN
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 51 kmNE
  • Yazyurdu Tepesi Mountain 37 kmSW
  • Verçenik Tepesi Mountain 57 kmW

60–100 km476 places

  • Şenyurt Plajı Beach 75 kmNW
  • Pazar Kirazlık Plajı Beach 77 kmNW
  • Kara Göl Lake 76 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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