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Village

Karakale

Located in Pasinler İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°07′10″ N 41°37′36″ E

Map showing the location of Karakale Karakale
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,373 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport43 km
AJI Ağrı Airport130 km

About Karakale

Karakale is a village. Location: Pasinler İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,373 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Kargapazarı Dağları and Ziyaret Tepesi.

Climate of Karakale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -6° · Rain 53 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 314 km south20°
  • Silopi · 328 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 338 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (85 mm)
Driest month
August (26 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 Karakale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-1°7°13°18°23°24°20°12°3°-3°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-9°-2°1°5°8°8°4°-1°-6°-12°
Precipitation (mm)374047728559332628605343

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Karakale

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 43 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 38 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 43 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 130 kmsoutheast
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 135 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 38 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 129 kmeast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 137 kmnorthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 168 kmsouthwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 187 kmwest

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

Day trips from Karakale

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 943 natural sites, 485 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 5 kmSE
  • Telli Tepe Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Oluklu Dağ Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Karaçağıl Dağı Mountain 23 kmNW

25–60 km237 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 56 kmN
  • Yıldırım Dağı Mountain 51 kmSW
  • Nalbant Dağı Mountain 36 kmS
  • Konakgörmez Dağı Mountain 58 kmS

60–100 km1,161 places

  • Bahri Gölü Lake 100 kmSW
  • Kireçli Göl Lake 83 kmNE
  • Yedi Göller Lake 86 kmNW
  • Taşlı Göl Lake 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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