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Kelan Deresi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°22′00″ N 43°43′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kelan Deresi Kelan Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,208 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Üçgen
2.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport35 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport102 km

About Kelan Deresi

Kelan Deresi is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Büyük Dere and Çeper Tepesi.

Climate of Kelan Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 166 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 177 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 305 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (73 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Kelan Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°11°17°23°28°28°24°15°8°1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-5°1°5°9°13°12°8°3°-2°-8°
Precipitation (mm)414660736030131112514946

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kelan Deresi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 35 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 32 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 35 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 102 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 142 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 32 kmnorthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 161 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 163 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 166 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 175 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kelan Deresi

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 454 natural sites, 304 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km56 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 20 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 15 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 22 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km261 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 60 kmW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 36 kmN
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 46 kmNE
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 32 kmNW

60–100 km465 places

  • Lim Island Island 64 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 61 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 63 kmW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 69 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Üçgen Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    2.7 km NE
  • Günbaşı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.7 km S
  • Karatağ Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    6.4 km W
  • Işıkpınar Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    10 km SW
  • Çörekli Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    7.1 km E
  • Ortaköy Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    7.3 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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