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Village

Kalecik

Located in Özalp İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°46′00″ N 43°50′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kalecik Kalecik
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,278 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport55 km
AJI Ağrı Airport121 km

About Kalecik

Kalecik is a village. Location: Özalp İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,278 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Taşlıgöl Pınarı and Doğançay Dağı.

Climate of Kalecik

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -4° · Rain 48 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 208 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 215 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 335 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (68 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 Kalecik
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°2°10°15°21°27°27°22°14°7°-1°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-7°-1°3°7°11°10°6°1°-4°-10°
Precipitation (mm)394249685932141114534844

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

How to get to Kalecik

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 55 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 49 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 55 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 121 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 134 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 126 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 130 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 190 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 207 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kalecik

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 313 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km44 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 22 kmN
  • Yusufağa Tepe Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Şeyhhasan Tepesi Mountain 23 kmS
  • Kara Dağ Mountain 10 kmNW

25–60 km194 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 26 kmS
  • Lim Island Island 43 kmW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 39 kmSW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 33 kmE

60–100 km302 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 67 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 84 kmSW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 86 kmSW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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