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Gelekom

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°57′00″ N 44°05′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gelekom Gelekom
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,922 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport46 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport87 km

About Gelekom

Gelekom is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,922 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Başkale Çayı and Mustafa Deresi.

Climate of Gelekom

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 163 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 181 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 320 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (83 mm)
Driest month
July (8 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 Gelekom
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°6°13°19°25°30°30°26°18°10°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-3°3°7°12°16°15°11°5°0°-6°
Precipitation (mm)526075835420888485959

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Gelekom

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 46 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 86 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 46 kmsouth
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 87 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 92 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 163 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 181 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 188 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 216 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gelekom

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 436 natural sites, 312 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 18 kmS
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 18 kmW
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Beşparmak Dağı Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km265 places

  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 58 kmN
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 47 kmSW
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 50 kmS
  • Kelyanuı Gölü Lake 50 kmS

60–100 km436 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 69 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 71 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 95 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 78 kmNW

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