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Village

Yelesen

Located in Elazığ, Turkey Coordinates: 38°52′05″ N 40°19′25″ E

Map showing the location of Yelesen Yelesen
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,814 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
BGG Bingöl Airport24 km
EZS Elazığ Airport95 km

About Yelesen

Yelesen is a village. Location: Elazığ, Turkey. Elevation: 1,814 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Çiriş Dağları and Kılıçarslan Dere.

Climate of Yelesen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 117 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 188 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 190 km south18°
  • Cizre · 236 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
April (134 mm)
Driest month
August (5 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 Yelesen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°13°19°25°30°30°26°18°9°2°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-3°3°7°12°16°15°11°6°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)1241161191349627851270117134

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Yelesen

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 24 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 15 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 24 kmeast
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 95 kmwest
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 109 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 15 kmeast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 98 kmwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 106 kmsouth
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 121 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 130 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Yelesen

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 514 natural sites, 450 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Cayit Barajı Lake 18 kmN
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Taşkent Tepe Mountain 20 kmW
  • Şarikşan Dağı Mountain 23 kmS

25–60 km220 places

  • Dipni Barajı Lake 46 kmS
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 36 kmN
  • Yayla Tepe Mountain 27 kmNE
  • Ziri Dağı Mountain 60 kmW

60–100 km684 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 90 kmSW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 77 kmW
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 94 kmS
  • Batman Barajı Lake 98 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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