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Village

Yanıktepe

Located in Erciş, Van Province Coordinates: 39°11′10″ N 43°36′47″ E

Map showing the location of Yanıktepe Yanıktepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,454 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport73 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport83 km

About Yanıktepe

Yanıktepe is a village. Location: Erciş, Van Province. Elevation: 2,454 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Velibey Tepesi and Kırkamber Tepesi.

Climate of Yanıktepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 50 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 238 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 241 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 346 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
May (84 mm)
Driest month
September (23 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 Yanıktepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°0°6°12°18°24°25°21°12°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-8°-1°3°6°11°10°6°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)374453778452272423635044

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Yanıktepe

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 73 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 77 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 73 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 83 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 91 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 79 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 90 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 202 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 216 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Yanıktepe

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 281 natural sites, 215 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Sarıçiçek Dağı Mountain 16 kmN
  • Kurukavşak Tepe Mountain 10 kmSE
  • Köse Dağı Mountain 17 kmE
  • Esrük Dağı Mountain 15 kmS

25–60 km168 places

  • Lim Island Island 42 kmSW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 33 kmSE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 57 kmS
  • Dipsiz Göl Lake 60 kmSW

60–100 km311 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 74 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 79 kmSW
  • Lake Van Lake 87 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 80 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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