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Village

Yüksel

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°14′44″ N 44°09′12″ E

Map showing the location of Yüksel Yüksel
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,489 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport76 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport78 km

About Yüksel

Yüksel is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,489 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Art Tepe and Esen Tepe.

Climate of Yüksel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 186 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 201 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 336 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (81 mm)
Driest month
September (11 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 Yüksel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°9°15°21°26°26°22°14°7°1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°5°9°13°13°9°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)404766816630141211534946

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

How to get to Yüksel

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 76 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 73 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 76 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 78 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 103 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 73 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 186 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 187 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 189 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 197 kmwest

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

Day trips from Yüksel

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 367 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km59 places

  • Mirömer Dağı Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 8 kmNW
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Sarı Tepesi Mountain 24 kmS

25–60 km175 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 44 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 54 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 58 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 40 kmN

60–100 km404 places

  • Lim Island Island 98 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 98 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 84 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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