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Topsakal Deresi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°21′42″ N 43°56′22″ E

Map showing the location of Topsakal Deresi Topsakal Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,221 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yelekli
2.7 km SE
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 Airport94 km

About Topsakal Deresi

Topsakal Deresi is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Goharamişan Tepesi and Plangör Tepesi.

Climate of Topsakal Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 43 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 180 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 192 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 323 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (69 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Topsakal Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°11°17°22°28°28°23°15°8°0°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°0°5°8°13°12°8°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)384256695830131111484343

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Topsakal Deresi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 51 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 54 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 94 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 126 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 51 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 169 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 174 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 180 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 182 kmwest

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

Day trips from Topsakal Deresi

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 395 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 22 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 14 kmN
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 11 kmN
  • Şeyhhasan Tepesi Mountain 25 kmNW

25–60 km238 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 32 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 55 kmNE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 35 kmNW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 47 kmNW

60–100 km390 places

  • Lim Island Island 76 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 79 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 79 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yelekli Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    2.7 km SE
  • Öveçli Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.4 km N
  • Çakır Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.4 km S
  • Tüygün Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.3 km S
  • Tepegören Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.5 km W
  • Sütlüce Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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