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Mountain

Ziyaret Dağı

Located in Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°29′00″ N 42°30′00″ E

Map showing the location of Ziyaret Dağı Ziyaret Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,383 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Başköy
6.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport53 km
AJI Ağrı Airport102 km

About Ziyaret Dağı

Ziyaret Dağı is a mountain. Location: Şenkaya İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 2,383 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Tekçam Tepesi and Büyükkumrutepesi.

Climate of Ziyaret Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 41 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 352 km south20°
  • Silopi · 360 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
May (87 mm)
Driest month
January (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 Ziyaret Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°0°7°13°17°22°23°19°12°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-10°-3°1°3°7°6°2°-2°-6°-12°
Precipitation (mm)273135578772464032504132

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Ziyaret Dağı

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Shirak International Airport (LWN) (119 km). The nearest large city is Ağrı, 97 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 53 kmeast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 102 kmsoutheast
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 119 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 97 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 122 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 145 kmsoutheast
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 148 kmnorthwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 177 kmwest

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

Day trips from Ziyaret Dağı

Within 100 km: 65 historic and cultural sites, 371 natural sites, 356 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Kireçli Göl Lake 11 kmNW
  • Yağmurlu Dağ Mountain 17 kmS
  • Mihran Dağı Mountain 11 kmE
  • Kızılkaya Dağı Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km212 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 50 kmE
  • Papak Gölü Lake 51 kmSE
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 54 kmSE
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 53 kmNE

60–100 km532 places

  • Ani Historic site 91 kmE
  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 76 kmN
  • Ufak Adası Island 98 kmNE
  • Kaçak Adası Island 98 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Başköy Village, Selim İlçesi
    6.2 km NE
  • Aktaş Village, Şenkaya İlçesi
    4.8 km W
  • Kaynak Village, Şenkaya İlçesi
    7.6 km SW
  • Gürbüzler Village, Selim İlçesi
    6.6 km E
  • Kürkçü Village, Şenkaya İlçesi
    5.2 km W
  • Şenpınar Village, Şenkaya İlçesi
    8.8 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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