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Village

Akilvan

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°02′00″ N 42°50′00″ E

Map showing the location of Akilvan Akilvan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,582 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport65 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport101 km

About Akilvan

Akilvan is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,582 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Raşan Pınarı and Sileymekar Tepesi.

Climate of Akilvan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 94 km south20°
  • Cizre · 97 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 220 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
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 Akilvan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°7°13°20°25°25°21°13°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-7°-2°3°7°11°11°7°2°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Akilvan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 65 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 65 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 101 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 130 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 70 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 79 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 94 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 97 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 150 kmwest

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

Day trips from Akilvan

Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 923 natural sites, 440 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km74 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 24 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 10 kmSE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 12 kmSE
  • Hasobeşir Tepesi Mountain 15 kmN

25–60 km488 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 39 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 39 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 45 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 52 kmN

60–100 km903 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 84 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 68 kmN
  • Lake Van Lake 66 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 83 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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