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Village

Aras

Located in Horasan İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 39°59′18″ N 42°18′23″ E

Map showing the location of Aras Aras
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,643 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport72 km
KSY Kars Airport94 km

About Aras

Aras is a village. Location: Horasan İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 1,643 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Karagöz Dağı and İlyas Deresi.

Climate of Aras

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 45 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 296 km south20°
  • Silopi · 305 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 346 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
May (78 mm)
Driest month
September (21 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 Aras
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°12°18°23°28°29°25°16°8°1°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-5°2°6°9°12°12°8°3°-2°-8°
Precipitation (mm)293643627854292321524533

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Aras

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 72 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 70 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 72 kmsoutheast
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 94 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 97 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 88 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 149 kmeast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 190 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 190 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Aras

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 362 natural sites, 280 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km32 places

  • Sarıkom Dağı Mountain 25 kmE
  • Karataş Dağı Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Kir Dağı Mountain 20 kmN
  • Karagöz Dağı Mountain 5 kmN

25–60 km180 places

  • Papak Gölü Lake 50 kmE
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 52 kmE
  • Ziyaret Tepe Mountain 58 kmSE
  • Üçtepeler Mountain 60 kmSE

60–100 km438 places

  • Kaz Gölü Lake 72 kmS
  • Turna Gölü Lake 74 kmNE
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 91 kmNW
  • Çalı Gölü Lake 99 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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