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Village

Gelincik

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°12′32″ N 44°22′21″ E

Map showing the location of Gelincik Gelincik
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,663 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport74 km
OMH Urmia Airport86 km

About Gelincik

Gelincik is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,663 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Tavla Dağı and Sert Tepe.

Climate of Gelincik

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 44 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 199 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 216 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 353 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (77 mm)
Driest month
September (10 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 Gelincik
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°8°14°19°25°25°21°13°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°-1°3°7°11°11°7°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)364260776229141110474443

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Gelincik

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 92 km to the west.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 74 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 86 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 95 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 92 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 192 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 199 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 203 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 216 kmwest

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

Day trips from Gelincik

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 316 natural sites, 225 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km36 places

  • Mirömer Dağı Mountain 16 kmN
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Sarı Tepesi Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Hatıbor Tepesi Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km146 places

  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 49 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 50 kmNW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 45 kmNW
  • Çaçan Gölü Lake 40 kmN

60–100 km369 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 61 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 73 kmNW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 95 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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