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Village

Akhisar

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°05′17″ N 42°46′35″ E

Map showing the location of Akhisar Akhisar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,862 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 Airport102 km

About Akhisar

Akhisar is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,862 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Büyük Dere and Kurtuluş Deresi.

Climate of Akhisar

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 · 218 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 Akhisar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°12°18°24°30°30°25°17°10°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-2°3°8°12°16°16°12°6°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Akhisar

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 64 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 70 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 64 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 102 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 122 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 70 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 75 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 98 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 99 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 146 kmwest

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

Day trips from Akhisar

Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 939 natural sites, 436 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 19 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Hasobeşir Tepesi Mountain 9 kmN

25–60 km431 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 36 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 36 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 41 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 45 kmN

60–100 km967 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 81 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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