- Elevation
- 2,685 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport83 km
- NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport86 km
About Baş Pınar
Baş Pınar is a natural site. Location: Turkey. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Gora Kovalydag and Körkandil Dağı.
Climate of Baş Pınar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 89 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Silopi · 73 km southwest20°
- Cizre · 80 km southwest20°
- Kızıltepe · 212 km west19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- April (118 mm)
- Driest month
- August (4 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -4° | -3° | 1° | 7° | 14° | 20° | 25° | 25° | 21° | 13° | 5° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -11° | -7° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -4° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 77 | 94 | 106 | 118 | 74 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 89 | 88 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Baş Pınar
The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 83 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 73 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 83 kmnortheast
- Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 86 kmsouthwest
- Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 127 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Silopi Population: 114.6K 73 kmsouthwest
- Siirt Population: 114K 80 kmwest
- Cizre Population: 134K 80 kmsouthwest
- Van Population: 525K 88 kmnortheast
- Batman Population: 452.2K 151 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Baş Pınar
Within 100 km: 118 historic and cultural sites, 911 natural sites, 438 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km148 places
- Delav Gölü Lake 25 kmS
- Herkül Dağı Mountain 24 kmW
- Yaylıca Dağı Mountain 21 kmSE
- Uğur Tepesi Mountain 22 kmSW
25–60 km458 places
- Akdamar Adası Island 60 kmN
- Ozero Zervin Lake 33 kmW
- Çalyan Gölü Lake 48 kmE
- Müzirik Gölü Lake 26 kmS
60–100 km861 places
- Demirkaya Historic site 81 kmW
- İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 89 kmN
- Kuzu Adası Island 61 kmN
- Avdu Adaları Island 68 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gora Kovalydag Mountain, Çatak İlçesi5 km SE
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Körkandil Dağı Mountain, Pervari İlçesi5 km SW
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Katı Dağı Mountain, Pervari İlçesi6.9 km N
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Mansur Deresi River, Siirt Province4.7 km W
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Cemikari Deresi River, Siirt Province4.9 km W
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Siyahtaş Tepesi Mountain, Van Province8.4 km SE
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Kayalıkçeşmepınarı Natural site, Siirt Province6.9 km E
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Rodnik Vasiyet Natural site, Van Province7.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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