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Village

Aktaş

Located in Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°28′35″ N 42°26′37″ E

Map showing the location of Aktaş Aktaş
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,119 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport58 km
AJI Ağrı Airport104 km

About Aktaş

Aktaş is a village. Location: Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,119 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Tekçam Tepesi and Ziyaret Dağı.

Climate of Aktaş

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 48 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 351 km south20°
  • Silopi · 359 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 400 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (90 mm)
Driest month
January (33 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 Aktaş
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°8°14°19°24°25°21°13°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-8°-1°3°5°9°9°5°0°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)333641649073464034564839

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Aktaş

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 58 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 99 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 58 kmeast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 104 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 123 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 118 kmsouthwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 146 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 150 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 173 kmwest

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

Day trips from Aktaş

Within 100 km: 52 historic and cultural sites, 382 natural sites, 354 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Kireçli Göl Lake 9 kmN
  • Yağmurlu Dağ Mountain 16 kmS
  • Mihran Dağı Mountain 15 kmE
  • Karakol Tepesi Mountain 10 kmN

25–60 km214 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 54 kmE
  • Papak Gölü Lake 54 kmSE
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 56 kmSE
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 57 kmNE

60–100 km526 places

  • Ani Historic site 96 kmE
  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 77 kmN
  • Büyük Ada Island 98 kmNE
  • Rus Adası Island 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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