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Çaldıran

Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 39°08′35″ N 43°54′38″ E

Map showing the location of Çaldıran Çaldıran
Location in Turkey
Population
63,013
63K
Elevation
2,050 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 Airport90 km
IGD Iğdır Airport93 km

About Çaldıran

Çaldıran is a city. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Population: 63,013. Elevation: 2,050 m.

From Wikipedia

Çaldıran (Kurdish: Ebex, Armenian: Աբաղա, romanized: Abaġa) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,478 km2, and its population is 58,635 (2022). As mayor Leyla Atsak from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected in the local elections of March 2019. However Leyla Atsak was barred from holding office by the Supreme Election Board (YSK), despite being approved as a candidate by the YSK before the elections due to have being dismissed from public office in the past.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
1,478 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Çaldıran

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 · 246 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 252 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 364 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
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

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 90 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 90 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 87 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 218 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 242 kmwest

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

Day trips from Çaldıran

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 255 natural sites, 180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 20 kmS
  • Kazlıgöl Lake 14 kmNE
  • Aytepe Mountain 15 kmNE
  • Küçük Tendürük Tepesi Mountain 25 kmN

25–60 km141 places

  • Lim Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Saz Gölü Lake 60 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 46 kmSE
  • Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 55 kmN

60–100 km272 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 68 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 93 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 79 kmS
  • Lake Arin Lake 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Çaldıran and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Çaldıran Urla Sorgun Kusadasi
Population 63K 63K 62.9K 63.2K
Elevation 2,050 m 67 m 1,079 m 9 m
Summer day (hottest month) 28° 32° 29° 33°
Winter night (coldest month) -13° 5° -6° 5°
Annual rainfall 454 mm 620 mm 451 mm 692 mm
Best months Jun, Sep Apr–May, Oct May–Oct Apr–May, Oct
Distance — 1,491 km 754 km 1,458 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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