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Yukarı Sarıkamış

Located in Sarıkamış İlçesi, Kars Province Coordinates: 40°20′00″ N 42°33′37″ E

Map showing the location of Yukarı Sarıkamış Yukarı Sarıkamış
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,106 m
above sea level
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 Airport85 km

About Yukarı Sarıkamış

Yukarı Sarıkamış is a village. Location: Sarıkamış İlçesi, Kars Province. Elevation: 2,106 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Çıplakdağ Tepesi and Yağmurlu Dağ.

Climate of Yukarı Sarıkamış

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -5° · Rain 40 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 336 km south20°
  • Silopi · 344 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 390 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
May (84 mm)
Driest month
January (26 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 Yukarı Sarıkamış
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°1°9°14°19°24°24°21°13°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-8°-1°3°5°9°9°5°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)263237598466403328474030

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Yukarı Sarıkamış

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 53 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 80 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 53 kmnortheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 85 kmsoutheast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 119 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 80 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 119 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 134 kmeast
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 188 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 216 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Yukarı Sarıkamış

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 346 natural sites, 336 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km36 places

  • Yağmurlu Dağ Mountain 7 kmW
  • Süphandağı Tepesi Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Mihran Dağı Mountain 21 kmN
  • Mağara Dağı Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km205 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 42 kmE
  • Papak Gölü Lake 36 kmSE
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 38 kmSE
  • Kireçli Göl Lake 27 kmNW

60–100 km504 places

  • Ani Historic site 88 kmE
  • Lavaş Gölü Lake 89 kmNE
  • Tortum Gölü Lake 85 kmNW
  • Mustafa Gölü Lake 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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