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Village

Akdere

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°04′47″ N 42°47′54″ E

Map showing the location of Akdere Akdere
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,801 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport64 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport103 km

About Akdere

Akdere is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,801 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Kurtuluş Deresi and Büyük Dere.

Climate of Akdere

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 98 km south20°
  • Cizre · 99 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 219 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
April (117 mm)
Driest month
July (6 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 Akdere
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°12°18°25°30°30°26°18°10°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-2°4°8°12°17°16°12°7°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Akdere

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 64 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 69 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 64 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 103 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 124 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 69 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 77 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 97 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 99 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 148 kmwest

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

Day trips from Akdere

Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 931 natural sites, 437 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 20 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 16 kmSE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Hasobeşir Tepesi Mountain 10 kmN

25–60 km442 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 36 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 36 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 41 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 47 kmN

60–100 km946 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 83 kmW
  • Lim Island Island 100 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 64 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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