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Village

Çılgı

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°17′04″ N 43°56′43″ E

Map showing the location of Çılgı Çılgı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,431 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport57 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport86 km

About Çılgı

Çılgı is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,431 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Girgevri Tepesi and Rahvan Dağı.

Climate of Çılgı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 46 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 174 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 188 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 320 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (73 mm)
Driest month
August (10 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 Çılgı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°10°16°21°26°26°22°14°7°0°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°0°4°8°13°12°8°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)404664735827121010494645

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Çılgı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 57 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 54 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 57 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 86 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 120 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 177 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 180 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 182 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Çılgı

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 417 natural sites, 290 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

  • Akgöl Lake 23 kmN
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 20 kmN
  • Mollasadi Dağı Mountain 19 kmN
  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 11 kmE

25–60 km245 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 30 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 36 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 41 kmNW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 54 kmNW

60–100 km428 places

  • Lim Island Island 83 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 83 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 80 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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