Village

Akrak

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°01′00″ N 42°52′00″ E

Location in Turkey

Elevation: 2,841 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: July–September; See the climate
Airports: VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport65 km; NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport102 km

About Akrak

Akrak is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,841 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Raşan Pınarı and Sileymekar Tepesi.

Climate of Akrak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -4° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Silopi · 93 km southwest20°
Cizre · 97 km southwest20°
Kızıltepe · 222 km southwest19°

Hottest month: August (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -12°)
Wettest month: April (111 mm)
Driest month: August (8 mm)

-4° -12°

-3° -11°

-1° -8°

5° -2°

11° 2°

18° 7°

24° 11°

20° 7°

11° 1°

4° -4°

-2° -9°

Jan

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Mar

Apr

111

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Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Akrak
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-4°	-3°	-1°	5°	11°	18°	24°	24°	20°	11°	4°	-2°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-11°	-8°	-2°	2°	7°	11°	11°	7°	1°	-4°	-9°
Precipitation (mm)	64	78	92	111	82	25	9	8	13	69	81	74

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Akrak

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 102 kmsouthwest
Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 131 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Van Population: 525K 70 kmnortheast
Siirt Population: 114K 82 kmwest
Silopi Population: 114.6K 93 kmsouthwest
Cizre Population: 134K 97 kmsouthwest
Batman Population: 452.2K 153 kmwest

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

Day trips from Akrak

Within 100 km: 96 historic and cultural sites, 921 natural sites, 436 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km75 places

Kepçe Dağı Mountain 7 kmSE
Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 9 kmSE
Hasobeşir Tepesi Mountain 17 kmN
Hanım Tepesi Mountain 19 kmS

25–60 km501 places

Akdamar Adası Island 39 kmN
Kuzu Adası Island 40 kmN
Avdu Adaları Island 47 kmN
Simhaç Adası Island 55 kmN

60–100 km877 places

Demirkaya Historic site 86 kmW
Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 100 kmNE
İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 68 kmN
Lake Van Lake 68 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Raşan Pınarı Natural site, Van Province
2.1 km N
Sileymekar Tepesi Mountain, Bahçesaray İlçesi
5.1 km N
Kepçe Dağı Mountain, Çatak İlçesi
6.5 km SE
Çimenlik Tepesi Mountain, Siirt Province
7.2 km S
Sampas Deresi River, Van Province
5.5 km SW
Kavuşşahapdağı Tepe Mountain, Çatak İlçesi
8.2 km NE