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Village

Kuruca

Located in Malazgirt İlçesi, Muş Province Coordinates: 39°21′35″ N 42°22′55″ E

Map showing the location of Kuruca Kuruca
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,715 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport64 km
MSR Muş Airport92 km

About Kuruca

Kuruca is a village. Location: Malazgirt İlçesi, Muş Province. Elevation: 1,715 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Şor Deresi and Değirmen Deresi.

Climate of Kuruca

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 54 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 226 km south20°
  • Silopi · 235 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 288 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (75 mm)
Driest month
August (15 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 Kuruca
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°11°17°23°29°29°25°16°8°0°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°1°5°9°12°12°8°3°-2°-8°
Precipitation (mm)394955757341171516565443

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kuruca

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 64 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 69 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 64 kmnortheast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 92 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 123 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 69 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 113 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 129 kmsoutheast
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 156 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 163 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kuruca

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 272 natural sites, 239 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

  • Kaz Gölü Lake 6 kmSW
  • Kaban Tepe Mountain 19 kmNE
  • Güzelbaba Dağı Mountain 14 kmW
  • Bedik Pınarı Natural site 21 kmSE

25–60 km157 places

  • Lake Nazik Lake 56 kmS
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 38 kmS
  • Batmış Gölü Lake 57 kmSE
  • Beyaz Göl Lake 58 kmSE

60–100 km333 places

  • Lim Island Island 100 kmSE
  • Lake Van Lake 93 kmSE
  • Lake Arin Lake 81 kmSE
  • Seki Gölü Lake 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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