Village

Çukurca

Located in Pertek İlçesi, Tunceli Province Coordinates: 38°55′17″ N 39°04′36″ E

Location in Turkey

Population: 233; 233
Elevation: 910 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: EZS Elazığ Airport40 km; ERC Erzincan Airport96 km

About Çukurca

Çukurca is a village. Location: Pertek İlçesi, Tunceli Province. Population: 233. Elevation: 910 m.

From Wikipedia

Çukurca (Kurdish: Baravan) is a village in the Pertek District, Tunceli Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Şikakî tribe and had a population of 142 in 2021. The hamlet of Tuzbaşı is attached to the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Çukurca over time

Population of Çukurca over time
2013		124
2014		118
2015		106
2016		103
2017		111
2018		156
2019		142
2020		136
2021		142
2022		132
2023		154
2024		134

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Çukurca

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 72 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Viranşehir · 198 km south18°
Suruç · 224 km south20°
Kızıltepe · 233 km southeast19°

Hottest month: July (day 35°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: December (82 mm)
Driest month: August (3 mm)

4° -3°

6° -2°

12° 3°

18° 8°

24° 12°

30° 16°

35° 20°

30° 16°

22° 10°

13° 5°

7° 0°

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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 Çukurca
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	6°	12°	18°	24°	30°	35°	35°	30°	22°	13°	7°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-2°	3°	8°	12°	16°	20°	20°	16°	10°	5°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	74	65	72	76	58	20	4	3	7	51	72	82

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Çukurca

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 30 km to the southeast.

Airports

Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 40 kmsoutheast
Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 96 kmnortheast
Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 101 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 30 kmsoutheast
Malatya Population: 750.5K 92 kmsouthwest
Erzincan Population: 150.7K 98 kmnorth
Bingoel Population: 128.9K 123 kmeast
Siverek Population: 175.3K 131 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Çukurca

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 251 natural sites, 282 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km22 places

Kızıl Dağ Mountain 22 kmSE
Kaplıkaya Tepesi Mountain 17 kmSE
Abbasındut Tepesi Mountain 14 kmN
Gül Pınarı Natural site 13 kmS

25–60 km155 places

Lake Hazar Lake 56 kmSE
Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 47 kmSE
Ziri Dağı Mountain 49 kmE
Yılan Dağı Mountain 38 kmNW

60–100 km364 places

Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 74 kmSW
Özlüce Barajı Lake 99 kmE
Palat Gölü Lake 78 kmNW
Koç Gölü Lake 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Çayır Pınarı Natural site, Batman Province
5.3 km NW
Ulukale Deresi River, Elazığ
5.7 km SW
Doğan Dere River, Batman Province
6 km NW
Akdik Deresi River, Batman Province
8.1 km NW
Pamuk Dere River, Tunceli Province
10 km E
Süpürgeç Dağı Mountain, Elazığ
25 km E