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Village

Gültepe

Located in Özalp İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°34′06″ N 43°56′23″ E

Map showing the location of Gültepe Gültepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,177 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport54 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport116 km

About Gültepe

Gültepe is a village. Location: Özalp İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,177 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Şehitömer Tepesi and Köy Deresi.

Climate of Gültepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 41 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 196 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 206 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 333 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (65 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 Gültepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°3°11°16°22°27°27°23°15°7°0°
Average low (°C)-14°-12°-6°0°4°7°12°11°6°1°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)384050655932141112474141

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Gültepe

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 49 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 54 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 116 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 141 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 49 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 149 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 151 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 189 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 196 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Gültepe

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 323 natural sites, 217 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km53 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 13 kmW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 18 kmE
  • Akgöl Lake 9 kmS
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 12 kmS

25–60 km202 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 31 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 44 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 35 kmNE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 28 kmW

60–100 km302 places

  • Lim Island Island 61 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 75 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 83 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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