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Yukarı Yanıktaş

Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 39°13′51″ N 43°52′38″ E

Map showing the location of Yukarı Yanıktaş Yukarı Yanıktaş
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,198 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
IGD Iğdır Airport83 km
AJI Ağrı Airport87 km

About Yukarı Yanıktaş

Yukarı Yanıktaş is a village. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,198 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Attepesi and Kurt Tepesi.

Climate of Yukarı Yanıktaş

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 41 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 253 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 258 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 367 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (72 mm)
Driest month
September (18 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 Yukarı Yanıktaş
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°1°9°15°21°26°26°22°14°7°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°0°4°7°12°11°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)313642647246231918534136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Yukarı Yanıktaş

The nearest airport is Iğdır Airport (IGD), 83 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iğdır, 78 km to the north.

Airports

  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 83 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 87 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 97 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 78 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 90 kmnorthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 92 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 222 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 236 kmwest

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

Day trips from Yukarı Yanıktaş

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 238 natural sites, 187 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

  • Kazlıgöl Lake 10 kmE
  • Aytepe Mountain 11 kmE
  • Küçük Tendürük Tepesi Mountain 16 kmN
  • Sarıçiçek Dağı Mountain 24 kmNW

25–60 km145 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 30 kmS
  • Saz Gölü Lake 51 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 56 kmSE
  • Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 47 kmNE

60–100 km264 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 78 kmS
  • Lim Island Island 61 kmSW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 97 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 88 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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