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Yeldeğen

Located in Mazgirt İlçesi, Tunceli Province Coordinates: 38°59′45″ N 39°47′36″ E

Map showing the location of Yeldeğen Yeldeğen
Location in Turkey
Population
74
74
Elevation
1,373 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport63 km
BGG Bingöl Airport71 km

About Yeldeğen

Yeldeğen is a village. Location: Mazgirt İlçesi, Tunceli Province. Population: 74. Elevation: 1,373 m.

From Wikipedia

Yeldeğen (Kurdish: Şowag) is a village in the Mazgirt District, Tunceli Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Bamasur tribe and had a population of 47 in 2021.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Yeldeğen over time

Population of Yeldeğen over time
2013 54
2014 38
2015 31
2016 35
2017 26
2018 72
2019 59
2020 48
2021 47
2022 40
2023 74
2024 66

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Yeldeğen

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 102 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 197 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 212 km south19°
  • Suruç · 255 km southwest20°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
December (126 mm)
Driest month
August (3 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 Yeldeğen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°9°16°22°28°33°33°28°20°11°4°
Average low (°C)-7°-5°-1°5°9°13°17°16°12°7°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)113100101105732053959102126

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

How to get to Yeldeğen

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 63 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 61 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 63 kmsouthwest
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 71 kmeast
  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 83 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 61 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 62 kmeast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 87 kmnorth
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 126 kmsouth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 144 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Yeldeğen

Within 100 km: 9 historic and cultural sites, 295 natural sites, 330 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Ziri Dağı Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Kölerik Tepesi Mountain 13 kmNW
  • Kırklar Dağı Mountain 16 kmW
  • Düzgünbaba Tepesi Mountain 14 kmN

25–60 km187 places

  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 47 kmSW
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 38 kmNE
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 47 kmE
  • Yeldağı Tepe Mountain 26 kmN

60–100 km412 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 66 kmSW
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 72 kmSE
  • Koç Gölü Lake 69 kmNW
  • Yedi Göller Lake 89 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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