Highest Elevation in Turkey

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

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Highest Elevation - Turkey

1 Başkale 65 7,536 ft
2 Karayazı 25 7,415 ft
3 Sarıkamış 84 6,847 ft
4 Saray 65 6,788 ft
5 Damal 86 6,742 ft
6 Çaldıran 65 6,726 ft
7 Göle 86 6,647 ft
8 Özalp 65 6,512 ft
9 Diyadin 04 6,325 ft
10 Erzurum 25 6,280 ft
11 Tekman 25 6,250 ft
12 Çıldır 86 6,224 ft
13 Çat 25 6,214 ft
14 Yüksekova 70 6,148 ft
15 Kale 44 6,135 ft
16 Karlıova 12 6,020 ft
17 Tortum 25 5,968 ft
18 Eleşkirt 04 5,948 ft
19 Ardahan 86 5,945 ft
20 Hanak 86 5,928 ft
21 Şenkaya 25 5,876 ft
22 Ilıca 25 5,801 ft
23 Kars 84 5,797 ft
24 Digor 84 5,791 ft
25 Bahçesaray 65 5,745 ft
26 Gürpınar 65 5,735 ft
27 Taşlıçay 04 5,696 ft
28 Gevaş 65 5,650 ft
29 Van 65 5,604 ft
30 Ahlat 13 5,604 ft
31 Hınıs 25 5,577 ft
32 Edremit 65 5,574 ft
33 Hakkâri 70 5,568 ft
34 Hamur 04 5,554 ft
35 Arpaçay 84 5,551 ft
36 Tatvan 13 5,518 ft
37 Erciş 65 5,518 ft
38 Narman 25 5,486 ft
39 Pasinler 25 5,456 ft
40 Aşkale 25 5,443 ft
41 Adilcevaz 13 5,420 ft
42 Patnos 04 5,348 ft
43 Ağrı 04 5,322 ft
44 İmranlı 58 5,262 ft
45 Çey 70 5,249 ft
46 Köprüköy 25 5,246 ft
47 Köse 69 5,246 ft
48 Refahiye 24 5,243 ft
49 Aydıntepe 77 5,230 ft
50 Doğubayazıt 04 5,223 ft
51 Sarız 38 5,154 ft
52 Mutki 13 5,141 ft
53 Bayburt 77 5,131 ft
54 Horasan 25 5,105 ft
55 Çiftlik 73 5,098 ft
56 Taşkent 71 5,059 ft
57 Bulanık 49 5,039 ft
58 Hadim 71 5,030 ft
59 Çayırlı 24 5,026 ft
60 Kangal 58 5,026 ft
61 Kiğı 12 5,003 ft
62 Hozat 62 5,000 ft
63 Varto 49 4,997 ft
64 Karaçoban 25 4,993 ft
65 Olur 25 4,967 ft
66 Malazgirt 49 4,954 ft
67 Pınarbaşı 38 4,951 ft
68 Güzelyurt 75 4,931 ft
69 Akyaka 84 4,928 ft
70 Bitlis 13 4,902 ft
71 Uzungeçit 80 4,902 ft
72 Hizan 13 4,892 ft
73 Çamardı 73 4,862 ft
74 Beytüşşebap 80 4,839 ft
75 Alucra 28 4,823 ft
76 Altınyayla 58 4,806 ft
77 Ulukışla 73 4,708 ft
78 Tufanbeyli 81 4,682 ft
79 Şiran 69 4,672 ft
80 Cimin 24 4,665 ft
81 Muş 49 4,659 ft
82 Kelkit 69 4,639 ft
83 Tercan 24 4,633 ft
84 Sarıveliler 78 4,613 ft
85 Hacılar 38 4,587 ft
86 Çelikhan 02 4,573 ft
87 Tomarza 38 4,573 ft
88 Başçiftlik 60 4,560 ft
89 Şemdinli 70 4,554 ft
90 Nurhak 46 4,541 ft
91 Şebin Karahisar 28 4,505 ft
92 Akkışla 38 4,495 ft
93 Yıldızeli 58 4,478 ft
94 Solhan 12 4,449 ft
95 Derinkuyu 50 4,442 ft
96 Çayıralan 66 4,429 ft
97 Uludere 80 4,416 ft
98 Göksun 46 4,409 ft
99 Zara 58 4,403 ft
100 Gürün 58 4,380 ft

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation in Turkey.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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