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Village

Mecdinan

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°48′31″ N 43°15′45″ E

Map showing the location of Mecdinan Mecdinan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,782 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 Airport73 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport91 km

About Mecdinan

Mecdinan is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,782 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Tirsin Tepesi and Köprütaşı Tepesi.

Climate of Mecdinan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 78 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 94 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 109 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 247 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (108 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Mecdinan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°6°13°19°25°25°21°13°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-7°-1°3°8°12°11°7°2°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)64809510873207710647874

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

How to get to Mecdinan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 73 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 77 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 73 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 91 kmeast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 117 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 77 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 94 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 109 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 117 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 188 kmwest

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

Day trips from Mecdinan

Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 666 natural sites, 404 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km94 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 11 kmE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 12 kmS
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Büyükkömür Dağı Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km460 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 36 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 35 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 44 kmSE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 36 kmSW

60–100 km571 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 93 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 90 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 62 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 66 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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