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Village

Karakaya

Located in Malazgirt İlçesi, Muş Province Coordinates: 39°12′40″ N 42°36′11″ E

Map showing the location of Karakaya Karakaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,495 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport61 km
MSR Muş Airport96 km

About Karakaya

Karakaya is a village. Location: Malazgirt İlçesi, Muş Province. Elevation: 1,495 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Alaca Tepe and Bedik Pınarı.

Climate of Karakaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night -1° · Rain 56 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 212 km south20°
  • Silopi · 219 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 286 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (75 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 Karakaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-1°5°13°19°25°31°31°26°18°9°1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-5°2°7°10°14°13°9°4°-1°-7°
Precipitation (mm)435358757036131215575645

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Karakaya

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 61 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 67 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 61 kmnortheast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 96 kmsouthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 67 kmnortheast
  • Van Population: 525K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 138 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 147 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 154 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Karakaya

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 284 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km29 places

  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 11 kmSE
  • Toklu Dağı Mountain 22 kmE
  • Gel Dağı Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Alaca Tepe Mountain 6 kmE

25–60 km148 places

  • Lake Arin Lake 56 kmSE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 47 kmSW
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 34 kmSW
  • Kaz Gölü Lake 28 kmNW

60–100 km353 places

  • Lim Island Island 75 kmSE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 79 kmSE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 91 kmS
  • Simhaç Adası Island 81 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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