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Village

Tekindere

Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°55′20″ N 44°02′45″ E

Map showing the location of Tekindere Tekindere
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,147 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport80 km
IGD Iğdır Airport118 km

About Tekindere

Tekindere is a village. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,147 m. The best months to visit are June–July, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Kebir Dağı and Çaçur Deresi.

Climate of Tekindere

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–July, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 39 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 232 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 240 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 Tekindere
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°2°10°16°21°27°27°23°15°7°0°
Average low (°C)-14°-12°-6°0°4°7°12°11°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)333642626338181514473937

Other places to visit in this season: June July September

How to get to Tekindere

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 118 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 120 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 111 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 124 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 214 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 232 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Tekindere

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

0–25 km45 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 16 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 20 kmSE
  • Yusufağa Tepe Mountain 4 kmS
  • Beyazkaya Tepesi Mountain 11 kmSE

25–60 km122 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 48 kmSW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 55 kmSW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 50 kmSW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 36 kmS

60–100 km271 places

  • Lim Island Island 61 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 90 kmW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 63 kmSW
  • Lake Arin Lake 93 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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