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Silil Deresi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°18′07″ N 43°54′21″ E

Map showing the location of Silil Deresi Silil Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,203 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sevindik
3 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport53 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport88 km

About Silil Deresi

Silil Deresi is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Girgevri Tepesi and Plangör Tepesi.

Climate of Silil Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 46 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 173 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 186 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 318 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (73 mm)
Driest month
August (10 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 Silil Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°4°11°17°23°28°28°24°16°8°2°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-4°1°6°10°14°14°9°4°-1°-7°
Precipitation (mm)404664735827121010494645

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Silil Deresi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 50 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 53 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 88 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 124 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 50 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 173 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 174 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 177 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 180 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Silil Deresi

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 426 natural sites, 290 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

  • Akgöl Lake 21 kmN
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 18 kmN
  • Mollasadi Dağı Mountain 17 kmN
  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 14 kmE

25–60 km247 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 27 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 32 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 37 kmNW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 50 kmNW

60–100 km435 places

  • Lim Island Island 79 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 79 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 76 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sevindik Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3 km W
  • Gölesirne Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.2 km E
  • Çılgı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4 km SE
  • Tüygün Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.2 km NE
  • Çakır Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.5 km NE
  • Yelekli Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    6.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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