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Ziyaret Tepesi

Located in Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 39°06′42″ N 43°57′56″ E

Map showing the location of Ziyaret Tepesi Ziyaret Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,116 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yassıtepe
1.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport90 km
IGD Iğdır Airport96 km

About Ziyaret Tepesi

Ziyaret Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Çaldıran İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,116 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Karasu Deresi and Yağlı Dere.

Climate of Ziyaret Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 43 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 246 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 252 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 365 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
May (62 mm)
Driest month
August (15 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 Ziyaret Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°2°10°16°22°27°27°23°15°7°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-6°0°4°7°12°11°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)343841616239181515494339

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Ziyaret Tepesi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 90 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 85 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 90 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 96 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 85 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 90 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 220 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 246 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Ziyaret Tepesi

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 254 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km36 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 18 kmSW
  • Kazlıgöl Lake 15 kmN
  • Aytepe Mountain 16 kmN
  • Köse Dağı Mountain 15 kmW

25–60 km134 places

  • Lim Island Island 60 kmSW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 40 kmSE
  • Gölyüzü Gölü Lake 57 kmN
  • Lake Erçek Lake 60 kmSW

60–100 km264 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 66 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 95 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 78 kmSW
  • Lake Arin Lake 91 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yassıtepe Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    1.3 km NE
  • Yağıbasan Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    2 km E
  • Yassıtepe Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    1.6 km NW
  • Kalkandere Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    3 km NW
  • Hanköy Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    3.1 km NE
  • Bezirhane Village, Çaldıran İlçesi
    4.2 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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