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Mountain

Yalın Dağ

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°50′18″ N 43°28′08″ E

Map showing the location of Yalın Dağ Yalın Dağ
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,144 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Topyıldız
4.4 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport71 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport75 km

About Yalın Dağ

Yalın Dağ is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,144 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Kalemürük Tepesi and Calaban Dağı.

Climate of Yalın Dağ

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 111 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 126 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 265 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
April (93 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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 Yalın Dağ
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-2°5°11°17°23°23°19°10°2°-5°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-10°-5°0°4°8°8°4°-2°-7°-13°
Precipitation (mm)5768869363207710567065

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Yalın Dağ

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 71 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 73 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 71 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 75 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 135 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 73 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 111 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 127 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 135 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 206 kmwest

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

Day trips from Yalın Dağ

Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 662 natural sites, 400 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 9 kmSW
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 20 kmN
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 15 kmS

25–60 km442 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 53 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 51 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 30 kmSE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 53 kmSW

60–100 km587 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 82 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 92 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 68 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 72 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Topyıldız Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.4 km N
  • Bishi Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    2.8 km NW
  • Çimendüzü Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.8 km W
  • Yalınca Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.1 km NE
  • Yapraklı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.6 km NE
  • Kalkanlı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.6 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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