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River

Arap Çay

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°54′22″ N 43°25′03″ E

Map showing the location of Arap Çay Arap Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,014 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Khakyan
1.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport63 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport82 km

About Arap Çay

Arap Çay is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Güzelhan Deresi and Galyan Çay.

Climate of Arap Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 112 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 126 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 263 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
April (93 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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 Arap Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°12°19°25°30°30°26°18°10°3°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-3°3°7°12°16°15°11°6°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)5768869363207710567065

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Arap Çay

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 63 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 65 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 63 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 82 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 134 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 65 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 112 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 126 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 130 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 201 kmwest

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

Day trips from Arap Çay

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 674 natural sites, 409 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km88 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 14 kmS
  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 13 kmN
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 23 kmS
  • Kalemürük Tepesi Mountain 9 kmSE

25–60 km435 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 59 kmNW
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 53 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 52 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 39 kmSE

60–100 km608 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 77 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 83 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 63 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 72 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Khakyan Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    1.1 km SW
  • Küçükburç Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    2.2 km S
  • Topyıldız Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.7 km SE
  • Dikbıyık Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    2.4 km SW
  • Çilgiri Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    2.9 km SE
  • Pirbedelan Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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