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Keklik Dağı

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°09′00″ N 43°55′00″ E

Map showing the location of Keklik Dağı Keklik Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,042 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Doluçıkın
5.8 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport62 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport72 km

About Keklik Dağı

Keklik Dağı is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,042 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Gök Dağ and Koç Dağı.

Climate of Keklik Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -5° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 163 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 177 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 313 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (87 mm)
Driest month
September (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Keklik Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°5°11°17°23°23°19°11°3°-3°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-9°-3°1°5°10°9°6°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)455574876627121110555552

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Keklik Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 60 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 62 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 72 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 115 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 163 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 175 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 178 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 190 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Keklik Dağı

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 483 natural sites, 326 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Beşparmak Dağı Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Başkale Dağı Mountain 9 kmS
  • Başet Tepesi Mountain 25 kmW

25–60 km270 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 44 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 45 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 51 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 55 kmN

60–100 km507 places

  • Lim Island Island 94 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 89 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 80 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Doluçıkın Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.8 km W
  • Doavan Village, Başkale İlçesi
    2.9 km E
  • Arındı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    7.8 km W
  • Gedikbaşı Village, Başkale İlçesi
    7 km E
  • Ziranis Village, Başkale İlçesi
    7.7 km E
  • Güroluk Village, Başkale İlçesi
    13 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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