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Ziyaret Tepesi

Located in Sarıkamış İlçesi, Kars Province Coordinates: 40°18′00″ N 42°44′00″ E

Map showing the location of Ziyaret Tepesi Ziyaret Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,686 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hamamlı
2.8 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
KSY Kars Airport44 km
AJI Ağrı Airport76 km

About Ziyaret Tepesi

Ziyaret Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Sarıkamış İlçesi, Kars Province. Elevation: 2,686 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kars Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Balıklı Dağı and Karanlık Tepe.

Climate of Ziyaret Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -8° · Rain 42 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 334 km south20°
  • Silopi · 341 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 393 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -17°)
Wettest month
May (86 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 Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°5°11°15°20°21°18°10°2°-5°
Average low (°C)-17°-16°-12°-5°-1°2°6°5°1°-4°-8°-13°
Precipitation (mm)273338618667413529494233

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Ziyaret Tepesi

The nearest airport is Kars Airport (KSY), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 70 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 44 kmnortheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 76 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 104 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 70 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 119 kmeast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 132 kmwest
  • Batumi Population: 186.9K 175 kmnorthwest
  • Rize Population: 119.8K 203 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ziyaret Tepesi

Within 100 km: 62 historic and cultural sites, 320 natural sites, 319 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Papak Gölü Lake 23 kmSE
  • Yağmurlu Dağ Mountain 22 kmW
  • Süphandağı Tepesi Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Mağara Dağı Mountain 18 kmSW

25–60 km208 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 27 kmE
  • Gelört Gölü Lake 51 kmNE
  • Deniz Gölü Lake 25 kmSE
  • Çalı Gölü Lake 50 kmNE

60–100 km456 places

  • Ani Historic site 75 kmE
  • Arsianis K’edi Mountain 100 kmN
  • Lake Balık Lake 92 kmSE
  • Lavaş Gölü Lake 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hamamlı Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    2.8 km W
  • Alisofu Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    6.6 km NW
  • Bozat Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    7.3 km N
  • Şehitemin Village, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    8.5 km S
  • İstiklal Neighbourhood, Sarıkamış İlçesi
    9.8 km W
  • Aşağıdamlapınar Village, Selim İlçesi
    8.3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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