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Ayran Gölü

Located in Hakkâri Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°38′56″ N 43°42′54″ E

Map showing the location of Ayran Gölü Ayran Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,860 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tümsek
1.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport47 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport97 km

About Ayran Gölü

Ayran Gölü is a lake. Location: Hakkâri Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,860 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Karadağ and Subaşı Dağı.

Climate of Ayran Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 80 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 119 km west20°
  • Cizre · 140 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 282 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (110 mm)
Driest month
July (5 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 Ayran Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°0°7°13°19°24°24°20°12°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-8°-2°3°7°11°11°7°1°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)69871031106214558558077

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

How to get to Ayran Gölü

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 47 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 98 km to the north.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 47 kmeast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 97 kmnorth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 119 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 98 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 120 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 140 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 159 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 229 kmwest

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

Day trips from Ayran Gölü

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 586 natural sites, 358 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Sünbül Dağı Mountain 15 kmSE
  • Kürek Dağı Mountain 14 kmSE
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 22 kmW
  • Koç Tepesi Mountain 9 kmW

25–60 km344 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 32 kmNW
  • Davulcu Gölü Lake 56 kmSE
  • Büyük Göl Lake 53 kmSE
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 34 kmS

60–100 km558 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 98 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 97 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 92 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 95 kmN

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