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Melik Tepesi

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°16′56″ N 44°04′08″ E

Map showing the location of Melik Tepesi Melik Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,321 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Silav
5.9 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport68 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport83 km

About Melik Tepesi

Melik Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,321 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Yumru Dağı and Esen Tepe.

Climate of Melik Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 182 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 196 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 330 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
April (81 mm)
Driest month
September (11 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 Melik Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°4°10°15°21°21°17°9°2°-5°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-11°-5°-1°3°8°7°3°-2°-7°-13°
Precipitation (mm)404766816630141211534946

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Melik Tepesi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 64 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 68 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 83 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 111 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 64 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 182 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 182 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 182 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 191 kmwest

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

Day trips from Melik Tepesi

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 369 natural sites, 265 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 22 kmNW
  • Mollasadi Dağı Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Mirömer Dağı Mountain 23 kmE
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 20 kmSW

25–60 km199 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 36 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 46 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 59 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 49 kmNW

60–100 km389 places

  • Lim Island Island 90 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 93 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 91 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 94 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Silav Village, Başkale İlçesi
    5.9 km E
  • Topsakal Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    7.5 km NW
  • Uzungedik Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    9.1 km W
  • Yüksel Village, Başkale İlçesi
    8.4 km SE
  • Dereağzı Village, Başkale İlçesi
    8.4 km E
  • Terazin Village, Başkale İlçesi
    8.7 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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