Skip to content
Geonivora
River

Kurucan Deresi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°35′46″ N 44°09′57″ E

Map showing the location of Kurucan Deresi Kurucan Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,199 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Değirmigöl
1.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport74 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport116 km

About Kurucan Deresi

Kurucan Deresi is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Değirmi Gölü and Kandil Pinar.

Climate of Kurucan Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 39 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 212 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 224 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 352 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (65 mm)
Driest month
August (12 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kurucan Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°11°16°22°27°27°23°15°7°0°
Average low (°C)-14°-12°-6°0°4°7°12°11°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)363848655933161212453939

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kurucan Deresi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 74 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 69 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 74 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 116 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 130 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 69 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 148 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 158 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 208 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 212 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kurucan Deresi

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 274 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km46 places

  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 23 kmN
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 3 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 24 kmSW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 23 kmSW

25–60 km152 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 32 kmW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 51 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 48 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 48 kmW

60–100 km269 places

  • Lim Island Island 77 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 94 kmW
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 61 kmW
  • Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 66 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: