Erkalkan
Located in Çemişgezek İlçesi, Tunceli Province Coordinates: 39°04′52″ N 38°46′43″ E
- Population
- 156
- 156
- Elevation
- 1,063 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- EZS Elazığ Airport69 km
- MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport93 km
About Erkalkan
Erkalkan is a village. Location: Çemişgezek İlçesi, Tunceli Province. Population: 156. Elevation: 1,063 m.
Erkalkan (also known as Sihnek) is a village in the Çemişgezek District, Tunceli Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Turks and had a population of 101 in 2021. The hamlets of Çatalca, Çengel and Gemici are attached to the village.
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Population of Erkalkan over time
| 2013 | 156 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 114 | |
| 2015 | 97 | |
| 2016 | 94 | |
| 2017 | 91 | |
| 2018 | 93 | |
| 2019 | 113 | |
| 2020 | 111 | |
| 2021 | 101 | |
| 2022 | 98 | |
| 2023 | 105 | |
| 2024 | 93 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Erkalkan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 75 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Viranşehir · 223 km southeast18°
- Suruç · 236 km south20°
- Kızıltepe · 263 km southeast19°
- Hottest month
- July (day 33°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- December (88 mm)
- Driest month
- August (3 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 10° | 17° | 23° | 28° | 33° | 33° | 28° | 20° | 12° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 10° | 4° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 68 | 72 | 78 | 60 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 75 | 88 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Erkalkan
The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 59 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 69 kmsoutheast
- Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 93 kmsouthwest
- Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 95 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 59 kmsoutheast
- Malatya Population: 750.5K 91 kmsouthwest
- Erzincan Population: 150.7K 95 kmnortheast
- Bingoel Population: 128.9K 150 kmeast
- Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 153 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Erkalkan
Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 229 natural sites, 277 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km28 places
- Yılan Dağı Mountain 20 kmNE
- Sernek Dağı Mountain 22 kmNW
- Abbasındut Tepesi Mountain 24 kmE
- Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 23 kmN
25–60 km145 places
- Palat Gölü Lake 51 kmN
- Sivri Tepe Mountain 53 kmN
- Sincik Tepe Mountain 49 kmE
- Sernek Dağı Mountain 26 kmNW
60–100 km340 places
- Lake Hazar Lake 85 kmSE
- Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 78 kmSE
- Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 71 kmSW
- Koç Gölü Lake 63 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Büyükçay Deresi River, Tunceli Province3.9 km S
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Kara Dağ Mountain, Ağın10 km SW
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Karanlık Dere River, Tunceli Province7.2 km N
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Tarlabaşı Historic site, Ağın11 km SW
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Esence Çayı River, Tunceli Province8.6 km N
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Büyükalan Deresi River, Tunceli Province11 km E
Sources & licences
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