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Village

Alacahan

Located in Şiran İlçesi, Gümüşhane Province Coordinates: 40°12′13″ N 39°09′50″ E

Map showing the location of Alacahan Alacahan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,500 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ERC Erzincan Airport63 km
TZX Trabzon International Airport103 km

About Alacahan

Alacahan is a village. Location: Şiran İlçesi, Gümüşhane Province. Elevation: 1,500 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Yedimakinelitüfek Tepesi and Dilekyolu Deresi.

Climate of Alacahan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 54 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 335 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 357 km south19°
  • Suruç · 365 km south20°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
May (82 mm)
Driest month
August (12 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 Alacahan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°14°20°24°28°28°25°18°10°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°4°8°11°14°13°10°5°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)474255768251141221485455

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Alacahan

The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (ERC), 63 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzincan, 59 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 63 kmsoutheast
  • Trabzon International Airport (TZX) Trabzon 103 kmnortheast
  • Ordu–Giresun Airport (OGU) Ordu 125 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 59 kmsoutheast
  • Trabzon Population: 244.1K 101 kmnortheast
  • Giresun Population: 125.7K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Ordu Population: 229.2K 138 kmnorthwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 146 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Alacahan

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 273 natural sites, 253 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km26 places

  • Beş Göller Lake 22 kmN
  • Yedimakinelitüfek Tepesi Mountain 11 kmNE
  • Kökele Tepesi Mountain 15 kmE
  • Karakaban Tepesi Mountain 13 kmN

25–60 km157 places

  • Salyazı Barajı Lake 55 kmE
  • Aşağıtepecik Gölü Lake 52 kmW
  • Tanerli Dağı Mountain 42 kmSW
  • Keklikkıran Tepesi Mountain 54 kmS

60–100 km357 places

  • Hıdırnebi Mountain 88 kmN
  • Hidirnebi Plateau Natural site 87 kmN
  • Sera Gölü Lake 95 kmNE
  • Palat Gölü Lake 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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