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Village

Erkaldı

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°21′20″ N 43°32′57″ E

Map showing the location of Erkaldı Erkaldı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,822 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport23 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport108 km

About Erkaldı

Erkaldı is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,822 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Elyesünnet Dağı and Kırmızıtaş Tepe.

Climate of Erkaldı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 52 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 156 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 165 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 292 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (75 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 Erkaldı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°13°19°25°30°30°26°18°10°3°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-3°3°7°11°15°15°10°5°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)424863756028111013525248

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Erkaldı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 23 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 21 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 23 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 108 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 151 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 21 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 149 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 156 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 157 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 165 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Erkaldı

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 521 natural sites, 345 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 14 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 22 kmN
  • Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 23 kmNW
  • Musakent Tepesi Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km246 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 30 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 59 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 49 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 45 kmW

60–100 km583 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 80 kmW
  • Şahur Adası Island 65 kmW
  • Lake Van Lake 64 kmNW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 73 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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