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Çalyan Gölü

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°47′05″ N 43°23′20″ E

Map showing the location of Çalyan Gölü Çalyan Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,003 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Atobinen
5.4 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport76 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport79 km

About Çalyan Gölü

Çalyan Gölü is a lake. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 3,003 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Çalyan Tepe and Meydanşali Tepesi.

Climate of Çalyan Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 74 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 101 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 118 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 257 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (105 mm)
Driest month
August (7 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 Çalyan Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°5°12°18°24°24°20°12°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-8°-3°2°6°10°10°6°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)61769310571208710617470

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Çalyan Gölü

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 79 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 76 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 79 kmeast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 126 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 79 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 101 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 118 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 128 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 199 kmwest

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

Day trips from Çalyan Gölü

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 658 natural sites, 391 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km85 places

  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Türemiş Dağı Mountain 20 kmS
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 12 kmSE
  • Kalemürük Tepesi Mountain 9 kmNE

25–60 km453 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 44 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 42 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 32 kmSE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 44 kmSW

60–100 km559 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 91 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 95 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 69 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Atobinen Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.4 km N
  • Toptaşı Village, Beytüşşebap
    6.6 km S
  • Akdoğu Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    6.6 km N
  • Yurtbaşı Village, Beytüşşebap
    6.8 km S
  • Çatak Village, Beytüşşebap
    7.7 km S
  • Çimendüzü Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    8.1 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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