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Village

Kalkanlı

Located in Yayladere İlçesi, Bingöl Province Coordinates: 39°09′03″ N 40°01′08″ E

Map showing the location of Kalkanlı Kalkanlı
Location in Turkey
Population
150
150
Elevation
1,232 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
BGG Bingöl Airport59 km
ERC Erzincan Airport75 km

About Kalkanlı

Kalkanlı is a village. Location: Yayladere İlçesi, Bingöl Province. Population: 150. Elevation: 1,232 m.

From Wikipedia

Kalkanlı (Kurdish: Pargesor) is a village in the Yayladere District, Bingöl Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Şadiyan tribe and had a population of 74 in 2021. Tha hamlets of Çenberli, Kalecik, Kurt, Sarıkonak, Sarmaşık, Sarp and Soğanlı are attached to the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Kalkanlı over time

Population of Kalkanlı over time
2013 92
2014 112
2015 150
2016 131
2017 121
2018 101
2019 95
2020 91
2021 74
2022 74
2023 61
2024 59

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kalkanlı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 107 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 216 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 224 km south19°
  • Cizre · 277 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
December (127 mm)
Driest month
August (5 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 Kalkanlı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°9°17°23°28°33°33°29°21°12°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°1°6°10°14°18°18°14°8°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1191081111178525751165107127

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Kalkanlı

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 59 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 51 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 59 kmsoutheast
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 75 kmnorthwest
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 89 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 51 kmsoutheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 87 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 137 kmnortheast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 138 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kalkanlı

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 708 natural sites, 523 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km29 places

  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 14 kmE
  • Sancak Tepesi Mountain 22 kmE
  • Kızıl Dağ Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Hadar Dağı Mountain 13 kmNE

25–60 km207 places

  • Cayit Barajı Lake 30 kmSE
  • Yayla Tepe Mountain 52 kmE
  • Ziri Dağı Mountain 46 kmSW
  • Yeldağı Tepe Mountain 28 kmW

60–100 km1,003 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 91 kmSW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 72 kmSW
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 79 kmS
  • Koç Gölü Lake 72 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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