Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Çerçiyan

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°53′00″ N 43°36′00″ E

Map showing the location of Çerçiyan Çerçiyan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,416 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport67 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport69 km

About Çerçiyan

Çerçiyan is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,416 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Bulgurlu Dağı and Lacankaya Tepesi.

Climate of Çerçiyan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 66 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 123 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 139 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 277 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (89 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Çerçiyan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°10°16°22°27°27°23°15°7°0°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°5°9°13°13°9°3°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)5364838960218710546662

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Çerçiyan

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 70 km to the north.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 67 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 69 kmnorth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 132 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 70 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 123 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 139 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 146 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 209 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Çerçiyan

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 637 natural sites, 393 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km69 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 22 kmSW
  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 25 kmE
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km377 places

  • Ayran Gölü Lake 28 kmS
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 59 kmSE
  • Kelyanuı Gölü Lake 59 kmSE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 36 kmSW

60–100 km620 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 74 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 92 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 71 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 75 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: