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Lake

Şah Gölü

Located in Aşkale İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 39°44′07″ N 40°40′36″ E

Map showing the location of Şah Gölü Şah Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,195 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Haydarhacı
2 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport49 km
BGG Bingöl Airport97 km

About Şah Gölü

Şah Gölü is a lake. Location: Aşkale İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,195 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Keleş Tepesi and Çilli Göl.

Climate of Şah Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 67 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 283 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 291 km south18°
  • Cizre · 298 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (92 mm)
Driest month
August (16 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 Şah Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°8°15°20°26°26°22°14°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°-1°3°7°10°10°6°1°-4°-10°
Precipitation (mm)515360929248201622636760

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

How to get to Şah Gölü

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 55 km to the east.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 49 kmnortheast
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 97 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 99 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 55 kmeast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 96 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 102 kmwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 143 kmnorth
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 162 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Şah Gölü

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 904 natural sites, 478 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km505 places

  • Taşlı Göl Lake 11 kmSE
  • Büyük Göl Lake 12 kmSE
  • Medek Gölleri Lake 11 kmSE
  • Dipsiz Gölü Lake 13 kmSE

25–60 km442 places

  • Yıldırım Dağı Mountain 58 kmE
  • Siper Tepesi Mountain 41 kmSW
  • Seyidkasım Dağı Mountain 52 kmSW
  • Şengül Dağı Mountain 54 kmW

60–100 km444 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 85 kmSE
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 76 kmSW
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 84 kmS
  • Salyazı Barajı Lake 94 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Haydarhacı Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    2 km NE
  • Tozluca Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    2.2 km NW
  • Tosunlu Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    4 km NE
  • Yumruveren Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    3.7 km E
  • Akören Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    7.6 km NW
  • Çatören Village, Aşkale İlçesi
    4.9 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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