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Kırkgeçit Deresi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°07′00″ N 43°24′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kırkgeçit Deresi Kırkgeçit Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,488 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çiçkanis
2.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport39 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport97 km

About Kırkgeçit Deresi

Kırkgeçit Deresi is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Sulaçıçı Dağı and Resul Dağı.

Climate of Kırkgeçit Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 65 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 127 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 138 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 269 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (89 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Kırkgeçit Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°9°15°21°27°27°22°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°-1°4°8°12°12°8°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)5261798963228711566560

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kırkgeçit Deresi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 42 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 39 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 97 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 145 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 42 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 127 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 130 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 138 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 180 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kırkgeçit Deresi

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 659 natural sites, 409 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 12 kmSE
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 16 kmE
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 11 kmW
  • Karataş Tepesi Mountain 13 kmE

25–60 km338 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 58 kmNE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 40 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 45 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 54 kmNW

60–100 km710 places

  • Lim Island Island 83 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 61 kmNW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 77 kmNW
  • Şahur Adası Island 64 kmNW

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