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Village

Kurtoğlan

Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 39°04′09″ N 43°53′23″ E

Map showing the location of Kurtoğlan Kurtoğlan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,073 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 Airport82 km
AJI Ağrı Airport99 km

About Kurtoğlan

Kurtoğlan is a village. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,073 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Gülebakan Tepesi and Susuz Tepe.

Climate of Kurtoğlan

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 · 238 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 244 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 357 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 Kurtoğlan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°2°10°16°22°28°28°23°15°8°0°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-6°1°4°8°12°11°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)343841616239181515494339

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kurtoğlan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 82 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 77 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 82 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 99 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 101 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 77 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 96 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 212 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 238 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kurtoğlan

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 271 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 12 kmS
  • Kazlıgöl Lake 22 kmNE
  • Aytepe Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Yusufağa Tepe Mountain 25 kmSE

25–60 km142 places

  • Lim Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 41 kmSE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 52 kmSW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 56 kmSE

60–100 km272 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 60 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 87 kmSW
  • Lake Van Lake 99 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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