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Village

Direkli

Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°57′20″ N 44°01′00″ E

Map showing the location of Direkli Direkli
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,181 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 Airport80 km
IGD Iğdır Airport114 km

About Direkli

Direkli is a village. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,181 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Kebir Dağı and Metkuli Tepesi.

Climate of Direkli

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 39 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 234 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 242 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 360 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
May (63 mm)
Driest month
September (14 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 Direkli
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°2°10°16°21°26°27°22°14°7°-1°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-7°0°4°7°11°11°6°1°-3°-10°
Precipitation (mm)333642626338181514473937

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

How to get to Direkli

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 80 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 75 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 80 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 114 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 116 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 108 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 119 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 214 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 234 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Direkli

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 264 natural sites, 159 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km44 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 13 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 24 kmSE
  • Yusufağa Tepe Mountain 9 kmS
  • Beyazkaya Tepesi Mountain 15 kmSE

25–60 km127 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 51 kmS
  • Lim Island Island 59 kmW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 57 kmSW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 50 kmSW

60–100 km267 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 90 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 65 kmSW
  • Lake Arin Lake 91 kmW
  • Saz Gölü Lake 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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