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Yukarı Çökek

Located in Erciş, Van Province Coordinates: 39°07′45″ N 43°27′36″ E

Map showing the location of Yukarı Çökek Yukarı Çökek
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,125 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport69 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport74 km

About Yukarı Çökek

Yukarı Çökek is a village. Location: Erciş, Van Province. Elevation: 2,125 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Avgarsa Dağı and Murat Tepesi.

Climate of Yukarı Çökek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -4° · Rain 53 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 227 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 229 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 332 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (70 mm)
Driest month
August (11 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 Yukarı Çökek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°10°16°22°28°28°23°15°7°0°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°-1°3°7°11°10°6°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)374349706435121117585345

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Yukarı Çökek

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 69 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 71 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 69 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 74 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 101 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 71 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 102 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 188 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 207 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Yukarı Çökek

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 295 natural sites, 237 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Kurukavşak Tepe Mountain 18 kmE
  • Esrük Dağı Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Babazenk Dağı Mountain 7 kmNW
  • Avgarsa Dağı Mountain 4 kmN

25–60 km156 places

  • Lim Island Island 31 kmS
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 40 kmSE
  • Lake Arin Lake 54 kmSW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 52 kmS

60–100 km359 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 73 kmSE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 66 kmSW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 95 kmSW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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