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Village

Acalar

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°47′07″ N 43°02′47″ E

Map showing the location of Acalar Acalar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,655 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
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport99 km

About Acalar

Acalar is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,655 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Karınaza Tepesi and Üçpinardağı Tepe.

Climate of Acalar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 83 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 79 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 91 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 228 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (113 mm)
Driest month
August (6 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 Acalar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°7°14°20°26°26°22°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°-1°4°8°12°12°8°3°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)69859811376197610658379

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

How to get to Acalar

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 79 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 80 kmnorth
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 99 kmsouthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 108 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 79 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 84 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 91 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 99 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 169 kmwest

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

Day trips from Acalar

Within 100 km: 83 historic and cultural sites, 769 natural sites, 411 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km163 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 21 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 22 kmS
  • Delav Gölü Lake 21 kmSW
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 21 kmSE

25–60 km425 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 52 kmW
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 30 kmE
  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 59 kmSW
  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 45 kmNE

60–100 km675 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 99 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 91 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 62 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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