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Village

Penek

Located in Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°39′43″ N 42°17′19″ E

Map showing the location of Penek Penek
Location in Turkey
Population
148
148
Elevation
1,442 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport71 km
BUS Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport120 km

About Penek

Penek is a village. Location: Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Population: 148. Elevation: 1,442 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include İkpar Çayı and Kurban Deresi.

Climate of Penek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night -1° · Rain 35 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 371 km south20°
  • Silopi · 380 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
May (72 mm)
Driest month
January (24 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 Penek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°7°14°19°24°28°29°24°17°9°2°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-4°3°7°9°13°13°9°4°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)242731517265403224413526

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Penek

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 71 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (120 km). The nearest large city is Erzurum, 120 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 71 kmeast
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 120 kmnorthwest
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 123 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 120 kmsouthwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 122 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 123 kmsoutheast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 154 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 170 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Penek

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 423 natural sites, 369 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Kireçli Göl Lake 16 kmSE
  • Zamp Dağı Mountain 23 kmN
  • Serekli Dağ Mountain 16 kmN
  • Karakol Tepesi Mountain 15 kmSE

25–60 km234 places

  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 57 kmN
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 55 kmW
  • Akgöl Lake 53 kmN
  • Kara Göller Lake 50 kmN

60–100 km530 places

  • Kartsakhi Lake Lake 98 kmNE
  • Ufak Adası Island 96 kmNE
  • Kaçak Adası Island 97 kmNE
  • Büyük Ada Island 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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