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Tortumkale

Located in Tortum İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°20′35″ N 41°28′17″ E

Map showing the location of Tortumkale Tortumkale
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,434 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
ERZ Erzurum International Airport50 km
RZV Rize–Artvin Airport107 km

About Tortumkale

Tortumkale is a village. Location: Tortum İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 1,434 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Boz Tepe and Gülbağı Tepesi.

Climate of Tortumkale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night -1° · Rain 45 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 341 km south20°
  • Silopi · 355 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 359 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
May (77 mm)
Driest month
August (29 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 Tortumkale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°6°14°19°24°29°29°25°17°9°3°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-3°3°7°10°14°13°9°4°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)323339597762352931544537

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Tortumkale

The nearest airport is Erzurum International Airport (ERZ), 50 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) (141 km). The nearest large city is Erzurum, 51 km to the south.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 50 kmsouthwest
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 107 kmnorthwest
  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS) Batumi 141 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 51 kmsouth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 110 kmnorthwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 145 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 151 kmsoutheast
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 165 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Tortumkale

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 875 natural sites, 473 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Yazyurdu Tepesi Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Naldöken Tepesi Mountain 19 kmW
  • Karaçağıl Dağı Mountain 11 kmSW
  • Dumlu Tepe Mountain 25 kmSW

25–60 km256 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 35 kmNE
  • Yedi Göller Lake 60 kmNW
  • Çobandede Tepesi Mountain 54 kmSE
  • Akbaba Dağı Mountain 59 kmSE

60–100 km1,049 places

  • Kara Göl Lake 96 kmW
  • Koca Göl Lake 90 kmN
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 94 kmN
  • Kireçli Göl Lake 84 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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