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Derekent

Located in Ağrı Province, Turkey Coordinates: 39°04′33″ N 43°00′03″ E

Map showing the location of Derekent Derekent
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,824 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
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Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport64 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport73 km

About Derekent

Derekent is a village. Location: Ağrı Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,824 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Derin Dere and Tekke Pınarı.

Climate of Derekent

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night -2° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 207 km south20°
  • Silopi · 209 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 298 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (77 mm)
Driest month
July (13 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 Derekent
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°0°4°11°18°24°30°30°25°17°9°2°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-5°1°5°9°13°12°8°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)394653777539131319635545

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Derekent

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 71 km to the north.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 64 kmnorth
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 73 kmsoutheast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 122 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 71 kmnorth
  • Van Population: 525K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 130 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 157 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 175 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Derekent

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 315 natural sites, 258 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Beyaz Göl Lake 8 kmSW
  • Ziyaret Dağı Mountain 14 kmW
  • Toklu Dağı Mountain 25 kmNW
  • Mount Süphan Mountain 24 kmSW

25–60 km143 places

  • Lim Island Island 38 kmSE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 52 kmS
  • Lake Van Lake 51 kmS
  • Lake Arin Lake 30 kmS

60–100 km416 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 92 kmSE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 82 kmS
  • Kuzu Adası Island 79 kmS
  • Avdu Adaları Island 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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