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Village

Alancılar

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°03′20″ N 42°49′57″ E

Map showing the location of Alancılar Alancılar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,903 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 Airport63 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport103 km

About Alancılar

Alancılar is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,903 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Sileymekar Tepesi and Raşan Pınarı.

Climate of Alancılar

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 · 96 km south20°
  • Cizre · 99 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 221 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
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 Alancılar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°11°18°24°29°29°25°17°10°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°3°7°12°16°15°12°6°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Alancılar

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 63 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 63 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 103 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 128 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 69 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 80 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 96 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 99 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 151 kmwest

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

Day trips from Alancılar

Within 100 km: 99 historic and cultural sites, 926 natural sites, 437 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 23 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 12 kmSE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 14 kmSE
  • Hasobeşir Tepesi Mountain 12 kmN

25–60 km469 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 36 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 37 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 43 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 50 kmN

60–100 km915 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 85 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 65 kmN
  • Lake Van Lake 63 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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