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Altın Deresi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°05′51″ N 42°48′35″ E

Map showing the location of Altın Deresi Altın Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,660 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bahçesaray
3.2 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport62 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport105 km

About Altın Deresi

Altın Deresi is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Büyük Dere and Kurtuluş Deresi.

Climate of Altın Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 100 km south20°
  • Cizre · 101 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 221 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
April (117 mm)
Driest month
July (6 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 Altın Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°13°19°26°31°31°27°19°11°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°4°9°13°17°17°13°8°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Altın Deresi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 62 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 67 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 62 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 105 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 124 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 67 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 79 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 100 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 101 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 149 kmwest

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

Day trips from Altın Deresi

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 929 natural sites, 431 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km82 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 22 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 17 kmSE
  • Kantarla T Mountain 24 kmN
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km417 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 34 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 34 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 39 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 45 kmN

60–100 km954 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 84 kmW
  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 99 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 98 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 62 kmNE

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