Horasan (Kurdish: Xoresan),[2] is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,740 km2,[4] and its population is 36,519 (2022).[1] The mayor is Abdulkadir Aydın (AKP).
Horasan | |
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District and municipality | |
Horasan Location in Turkey | |
Coordinates: 40°02′23″N 42°10′16″E / 40.03972°N 42.17111°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Erzurum |
Government | |
• Mayor | Abdulkadir Aydın (AKP) |
Area | 1,740 km2 (670 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 36,519 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 25800 |
Area code | 0442 |
Climate | Dfb |
Horasan is located in the east of Erzurum Province, and borders the provinces of Ağrı and Kars.[citation needed]
Horasan is also one of the spellings of the Khorasan (or Greater Khorasan), which is a region in north east Iran with historical importance, and it is also the source of the name of the town as the first settlers of the town migrated from this region.
There are 87 neighbourhoods in Horasan District:[5]
Horasan has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb).[6] Winters are very cold, with temperatures consistently below freezing. January, the coldest month, has an average temperature around −10 °C (14 °F).[7] Summers are dry, with hot days and cool nights. Precipitation is fairly low year-round but peaks in spring.
Climate data for Horasan (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.23 (0.72) |
20.42 (0.80) |
35.69 (1.41) |
52.39 (2.06) |
67.98 (2.68) |
38.87 (1.53) |
23.03 (0.91) |
17.87 (0.70) |
17.65 (0.69) |
34.67 (1.36) |
25.42 (1.00) |
24.62 (0.97) |
376.84 (14.84) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 68.8 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 76.2 | 75.4 | 69.9 | 61.5 | 61.2 | 55.4 | 50.0 | 47.5 | 50.2 | 62.2 | 70.0 | 77.0 | 63.1 |
Source: NOAA[7] |