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Village

Yücelen

Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°57′43″ N 44°06′47″ E

Map showing the location of Yücelen Yücelen
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,227 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 Airport87 km
IGD Iğdır Airport114 km

About Yücelen

Yücelen is a village. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,227 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Ziyaret Tepesi and Çilli Dağ.

Climate of Yücelen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -4° · Rain 39 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 239 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 248 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 367 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
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 Yücelen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°2°10°15°21°26°26°22°14°7°-1°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-7°-1°3°7°11°10°6°1°-4°-10°
Precipitation (mm)333642626338181514473937

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

How to get to Yücelen

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 87 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) (119 km). The nearest large city is Van, 82 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 87 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 114 kmnorth
  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 119 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 82 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 107 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 125 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 222 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 239 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Yücelen

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 252 natural sites, 154 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 21 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 20 kmSE
  • Yusufağa Tepe Mountain 10 kmSW
  • Beyazkaya Tepesi Mountain 12 kmS

25–60 km113 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 55 kmSW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 57 kmSW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 39 kmS
  • Akgöl Lake 55 kmS

60–100 km264 places

  • Lim Island Island 67 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 98 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 70 kmSW
  • Lake Arin Lake 99 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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