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Village

Aksakal

Located in Erciş, Van Province Coordinates: 39°10′39″ N 43°25′33″ E

Map showing the location of Aksakal Aksakal
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,250 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport63 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport79 km

About Aksakal

Aksakal is a village. Location: Erciş, Van Province. Elevation: 2,250 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Babazenk Dağı and Avgarsa Dağı.

Climate of Aksakal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 51 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 231 km south20°
  • Cizre · 232 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 333 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
May (81 mm)
Driest month
August (20 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 Aksakal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°8°14°20°26°26°22°14°6°0°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-7°-1°3°7°11°11°7°1°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)364351768147222022635143

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

How to get to Aksakal

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 63 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 63 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 79 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 76 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 98 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 190 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 202 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Aksakal

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 293 natural sites, 236 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Sarıçiçek Dağı Mountain 25 kmNE
  • Kurukavşak Tepe Mountain 23 kmE
  • Gürgürbaba Tepe Mountain 22 kmW
  • Esrük Dağı Mountain 23 kmSE

25–60 km155 places

  • Lim Island Island 35 kmS
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 45 kmSE
  • Lake Arin Lake 56 kmSW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 58 kmS

60–100 km357 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 79 kmSE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 70 kmSW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 99 kmS
  • Kuzu Adası Island 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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