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Yeşilyazı

Located in Ovacık İlçesi, Tunceli Province Coordinates: 39°20′05″ N 39°04′52″ E

Map showing the location of Yeşilyazı Yeşilyazı
Location in Turkey
Population
280
280
Elevation
1,299 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
ERC Erzincan Airport57 km
EZS Elazığ Airport84 km

About Yeşilyazı

Yeşilyazı is a village. Location: Ovacık İlçesi, Tunceli Province. Population: 280. Elevation: 1,299 m.

From Wikipedia

Yeşilyazı (Kurdish: Zerenik) is a village in the Ovacık District, Tunceli Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Maksudan tribe and had a population of 225 in 2021. The hamlet of Dağgece is attached to the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Yeşilyazı over time

Population of Yeşilyazı over time
2013 280
2014 265
2015 252
2016 235
2017 238
2018 259
2019 244
2020 246
2021 225
2022 219
2023 214
2024 219

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Yeşilyazı

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 242 km south18°
  • Suruç · 268 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 272 km southeast19°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
April (103 mm)
Driest month
August (9 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 Yeşilyazı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°15°21°26°32°32°28°20°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°2°8°11°15°18°18°14°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)7268791031004212916648188

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

How to get to Yeşilyazı

The nearest airport is Erzincan Airport (ERC), 57 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzincan, 57 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 57 kmnortheast
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 84 kmsouth
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 132 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 57 kmnortheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 74 kmsouth
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 128 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 132 kmeast
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 177 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Yeşilyazı

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 222 natural sites, 258 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km38 places

  • Koç Gölü Lake 24 kmNE
  • Yılan Dağı Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Sincik Tepe Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Kurtyalağı Tepesi Mountain 10 kmS

25–60 km164 places

  • Palat Gölü Lake 45 kmNW
  • Yeldağı Tepe Mountain 55 kmE
  • Vank Dağı Mountain 48 kmNW
  • Üçpınar Dağı Mountain 56 kmNW

60–100 km285 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 98 kmS
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 84 kmSE
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 96 kmE
  • Aşağıtepecik Gölü Lake 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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