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Eastern Türkiye’s high peaks get their white winter coat

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By Anadolu Agency
November 05, 2026 11:43 AM GMT+03:00

Snowfall has reached the higher elevations of Erzurum and Ardahan, two provinces in eastern and northeastern Türkiye, covering mountain landscapes in white.

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By Anadolu Agency

In the city center of Erzurum, an evening downpour gave way to snow as the precipitation moved to higher ground.

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On Mount Palandoken, a ski destination near Erzurum, the upper slopes of the resort were blanketed in white by the snowfall.

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Fog also set in at times at the higher elevations of the mountain, appearing alongside the snow that covered the upper slopes of the resort.

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The same weather system brought rain to the lower parts of the city and snow to the heights, showing how conditions changed with altitude across the area.

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Further north, snow also fell in the higher elevations of Ardahan, a province in the northeastern part of the country.

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The snowfall extended to the high-altitude regions between Ardahan and Artvin, a neighboring province, where the landscape was covered in a blanket of snow.

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Together, the snow on the ski slopes of Palandoken and the white cover over the highlands between Ardahan and Artvin marked a clear change in the mountain scenery of the region.