Akçakale is an island in Lake Çıldır that holds the remains of a town built on it, and besides its natural setting it is protected as a first-degree archaeological site. It lies just west of the village of Akçakale, about 27 km south-east of the centre of Çıldır.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Ardahan as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -11.2 °C in January to 16.1 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in July and August; rainfall is heaviest in June (92 mm) and lightest in January (20 mm). Long-term means for 1958-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
