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Tortumkale

Located in Tortum İlçesi, Erzurum Province Coordinates: 40°20′16″ N 41°28′48″ E

Map showing the location of Tortumkale Tortumkale
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,719 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 Airport108 km

About Tortumkale

Tortumkale is a village. Location: Tortum İlçesi, Erzurum Province. Elevation: 1,719 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 7° · Night -2° · Rain 45 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 340 km south20°
  • Silopi · 354 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 359 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
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)-2°0°4°12°18°22°27°27°23°15°7°1°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-5°2°5°8°12°12°8°3°-2°-7°
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. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 51 km to the south.

Airports

  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 50 kmsouthwest
  • Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV) Rize 108 kmnorthwest
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 141 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 51 kmsouth
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 145 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 150 kmsoutheast
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 166 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Tortumkale

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 872 natural sites, 474 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Yazyurdu Tepesi Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Naldöken Tepesi Mountain 19 kmW
  • Karaçağıl Dağı Mountain 11 kmSW
  • Dumlu Tepe Mountain 25 kmSW

25–60 km258 places

  • Tortum Gölü Lake 35 kmN
  • Çobandede Tepesi Mountain 53 kmSE
  • Akbaba Dağı Mountain 58 kmSE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 32 kmSE

60–100 km1,051 places

  • Kara Göl Lake 97 kmW
  • Koca Göl Lake 91 kmN
  • Deriner Baraj Gölü Lake 95 kmN
  • Kireçli Göl Lake 83 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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