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Village

Balkaya

Located in Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°44′26″ N 42°15′44″ E

Map showing the location of Balkaya Balkaya
Location in Turkey
Population
201
201
Elevation
1,385 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport75 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport111 km

About Balkaya

Balkaya is a village. Location: Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Population: 201. Elevation: 1,385 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Top Tepe and Serban Tepesi.

Climate of Balkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night -1° · Rain 38 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 379 km south20°
  • Silopi · 389 km south20°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
May (68 mm)
Driest month
September (27 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 Balkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°8°15°19°24°28°28°24°17°9°3°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-3°3°7°10°13°13°9°4°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)283033506868433627433831

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Balkaya

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 75 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (111 km). The nearest large city is Batumi, 113 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 75 kmeast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 111 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 127 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 113 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 125 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 132 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 150 kmwest
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 173 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Balkaya

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 421 natural sites, 364 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Kireçli Göl Lake 24 kmSE
  • Zamp Dağı Mountain 15 kmN
  • Serekli Dağ Mountain 7 kmN
  • Karakol Tepesi Mountain 23 kmSE

25–60 km246 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 49 kmN
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 54 kmW
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 53 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 45 kmN

60–100 km508 places

  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 95 kmNE
  • Acharistsqali River 100 kmNW
  • Machakhlistsqali River 98 kmNW
  • Ufak Adası Island 93 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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