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Oruç Dere

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 39°14′00″ N 43°16′00″ E

Map showing the location of Oruç Dere Oruç Dere
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,030 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Köycük
1.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport51 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport85 km

About Oruç Dere

Oruç Dere is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Söğütlü Dağ and Zeylan Kaplıcası.

Climate of Oruç Dere

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 53 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 232 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 232 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 327 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
May (83 mm)
Driest month
August (20 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 Oruç Dere
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°9°15°22°27°28°24°15°8°1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°1°5°8°13°12°8°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)374552788348222023655345

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Oruç Dere

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 51 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ağrı, 57 km to the north.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 51 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 85 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 98 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 57 kmnorth
  • Van Population: 525K 83 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 102 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 185 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 187 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Oruç Dere

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 295 natural sites, 240 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

  • Pivazok Tepesi Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Gürgürbaba Tepe Mountain 10 kmSW
  • Bozdağ Mountain 21 kmW
  • Babazenk Dağı Mountain 14 kmSE

25–60 km159 places

  • Lim Island Island 41 kmS
  • Lake Arin Lake 53 kmSW
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 58 kmSW
  • Beyaz Göl Lake 37 kmSW

60–100 km364 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 91 kmSE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 71 kmS
  • Kuzu Adası Island 100 kmS
  • Avdu Adaları Island 93 kmS

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