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Natural site

Baş Pınar

Located in Hakkâri Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°16′51″ N 43°56′54″ E

Map showing the location of Baş Pınar Baş Pınar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,571 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yeni
1.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport39 km
OMH Urmia Airport108 km

About Baş Pınar

Baş Pınar is a natural site. Location: Hakkâri Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Hısar Dağı and Gali Zewah.

Climate of Baş Pınar

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 90 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 131 km west20°
  • Cizre · 156 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 299 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
March (129 mm)
Driest month
July (2 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 Baş Pınar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°15°21°27°32°32°28°20°12°5°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-1°5°10°15°19°19°15°9°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)93122129125596224439092

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

How to get to Baş Pınar

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 39 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Erbil International Airport (EBL) (116 km). The nearest large city is Silopi, 132 km to the west.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 39 kmnortheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 108 kmnortheast
  • Erbil International Airport (EBL) Arbil 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 132 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 144 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 156 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 191 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 258 kmwest

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

Day trips from Baş Pınar

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 358 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Büyük Göl Lake 23 kmE
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 15 kmNW
  • White Mountain Mountain 10 kmE
  • İzme Dağı Mountain 8 kmN

25–60 km222 places

  • Büyükgelka Gölü Lake 34 kmE
  • Kırmızıtaş Gölü Lake 29 kmE
  • Davulcu Gölü Lake 25 kmE
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 46 kmNW

60–100 km343 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 75 kmNW
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 96 kmNW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 94 kmNW
  • Delav Gölü Lake 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yeni Village, Yüksekova
    1.8 km SW
  • Kardeşler Village, Yüksekova
    2.3 km W
  • Çey Town, Yüksekova
    8.5 km E
  • Dibecik Village, Yüksekova
    4.3 km NE
  • Pirinçeken Village, Yüksekova
    4.7 km SW
  • Haydarlı Village, Çukurca İlçesi
    4.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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