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Village

Meral

Located in Erciş, Van Province Coordinates: 39°03′39″ N 43°03′30″ E

Map showing the location of Meral Meral
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,226 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 Airport66 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport70 km

About Meral

Meral is a village. Location: Erciş, Van Province. Elevation: 2,226 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Hanımyamaç Tepe and Tekke Pınarı.

Climate of Meral

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 207 km south20°
  • Silopi · 209 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 301 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (77 mm)
Driest month
July (13 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 Meral
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°9°15°21°27°27°23°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°-1°3°6°10°10°5°0°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)394653777539131319635545

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

How to get to Meral

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 66 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 69 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 66 kmnorth
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 70 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 124 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 73 kmnorth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 128 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 180 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Meral

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 317 natural sites, 264 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km36 places

  • Beyaz Göl Lake 12 kmW
  • Ziyaret Dağı Mountain 19 kmW
  • Hanımyamaç Tepe Mountain 3 kmS
  • Gürgürbaba Tepe Mountain 17 kmNE

25–60 km138 places

  • Lim Island Island 33 kmSE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 50 kmS
  • Lake Van Lake 50 kmS
  • Lake Arin Lake 29 kmS

60–100 km427 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 87 kmSE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 80 kmS
  • Kuzu Adası Island 78 kmS
  • Avdu Adaları Island 70 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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