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Çaldıran Bucağı

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 39°08′25″ N 43°54′03″ E

Map showing the location of Çaldıran Bucağı Çaldıran Bucağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,045 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport89 km
IGD Iğdır Airport93 km

About Çaldıran Bucağı

Çaldıran Bucağı is a municipality. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,045 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Abdalağa Deresi and Yağlı Dere.

Climate of Çaldıran Bucağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 43 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 245 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 251 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 363 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (62 mm)
Driest month
August (15 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 Çaldıran Bucağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°2°11°16°22°28°28°23°15°8°0°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-6°1°5°8°12°11°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)343841616239181515494339

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Çaldıran Bucağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 89 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 85 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 89 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 93 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 95 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 85 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 88 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 217 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 241 kmwest

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

Day trips from Çaldıran Bucağı

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 255 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 20 kmS
  • Kazlıgöl Lake 14 kmNE
  • Aytepe Mountain 15 kmNE
  • Kurukavşak Tepe Mountain 21 kmW

25–60 km144 places

  • Lim Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 46 kmSE
  • Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 56 kmN
  • Lake Erçek Lake 60 kmSW

60–100 km270 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 68 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 92 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 79 kmS
  • Lake Arin Lake 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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