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Natural site

Çatal Pınarı

Located in Hakkâri Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°43′15″ N 43°31′09″ E

Map showing the location of Çatal Pınarı Çatal Pınarı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,122 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Altbaşı
5.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport66 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport85 km

About Çatal Pınarı

Çatal Pınarı is a natural site. Location: Hakkâri Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Büyükrefikdüzü Tepesi and Göleman Tepesi.

Climate of Çatal Pınarı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -6° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 107 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 125 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 266 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (102 mm)
Driest month
August (8 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 Çatal Pınarı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-2°4°11°17°23°23°19°11°3°-4°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-9°-3°1°6°10°9°5°0°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)5772901027020989607066

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Çatal Pınarı

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 66 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 87 km to the north.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 66 kmeast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 85 kmnorth
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 135 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 87 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 107 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 126 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 141 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 211 kmwest

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

Day trips from Çatal Pınarı

Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 640 natural sites, 383 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km79 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 14 kmNW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 19 kmSE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 23 kmW
  • Türemiş Dağı Mountain 16 kmSW

25–60 km441 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 52 kmW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 50 kmW
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 48 kmSE
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 54 kmSE

60–100 km546 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 93 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 81 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 85 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 94 kmNW

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