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Village

Kelheyan

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°49′00″ N 43°39′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kelheyan Kelheyan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,080 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport60 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport77 km

About Kelheyan

Kelheyan is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,080 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Bulgurlu Dağı and Şıhsız Tepe.

Climate of Kelheyan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -5° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 122 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 140 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 280 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (102 mm)
Driest month
August (8 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 Kelheyan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-2°5°11°17°23°24°20°11°3°-3°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-9°-3°2°6°10°10°6°0°-5°-11°
Precipitation (mm)5772901027020989607066

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Kelheyan

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 79 km to the north.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 60 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 77 kmnorth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 126 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 79 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 123 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 140 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 151 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 217 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kelheyan

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 623 natural sites, 386 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 23 kmW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 19 kmS
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 20 kmSW

25–60 km366 places

  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 53 kmS
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 50 kmSE
  • Kelyanuı Gölü Lake 51 kmSE
  • İzme Dağı Mountain 58 kmSE

60–100 km608 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 81 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 79 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 84 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 93 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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