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Galyan Çay

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°53′28″ N 43°25′13″ E

Map showing the location of Galyan Çay Galyan Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,040 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Küçükburç
0.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport65 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport81 km

About Galyan Çay

Galyan Çay is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Arap Çay and Güzelhan Deresi.

Climate of Galyan Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 111 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 125 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 263 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (93 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 Galyan Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°12°18°25°30°30°26°17°9°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-7°-3°3°7°11°16°15°11°5°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)5768869363207710567065

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Galyan Çay

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 65 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 67 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 65 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 81 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 134 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 67 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 111 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 126 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 130 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 201 kmwest

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

Day trips from Galyan Çay

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 671 natural sites, 408 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km87 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 12 kmS
  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 15 kmN
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 21 kmS
  • Kalemürük Tepesi Mountain 8 kmSE

25–60 km437 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 52 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 51 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 37 kmSE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 53 kmSW

60–100 km603 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 79 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 85 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 60 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 64 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Küçükburç Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    0.7 km SW
  • Khakyan Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    1 km NW
  • Topyıldız Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.5 km SE
  • Çilgiri Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    1.5 km SE
  • Dikbıyık Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    2 km W
  • Kalkanlı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    2.4 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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