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Mountain

Çalyan Tepe

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°46′55″ N 43°23′36″ E

Map showing the location of Çalyan Tepe Çalyan Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,139 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Atobinen
5.8 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport76 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport79 km

About Çalyan Tepe

Çalyan Tepe is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,139 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Çalyan Gölü and Çiyaygoçyan Tepe.

Climate of Çalyan Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -6° · Rain 74 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 102 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 118 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 257 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (105 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Çalyan Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-2°4°11°17°23°23°19°11°3°-4°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-9°-4°1°5°9°9°5°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)61769310571208710617470

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Çalyan Tepe

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 79 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 76 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 79 kmeast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 127 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 79 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 102 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 118 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 129 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 199 kmwest

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

Day trips from Çalyan Tepe

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 656 natural sites, 392 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km88 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 1 kmNW
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 15 kmSW
  • Türemiş Dağı Mountain 20 kmS
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 11 kmSE

25–60 km453 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 44 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 42 kmSW
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 60 kmSE
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 32 kmSE

60–100 km555 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 91 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 96 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 70 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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