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Village

Almaca

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°01′17″ N 42°45′31″ E

Map showing the location of Almaca Almaca
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,006 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 Airport71 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport96 km

About Almaca

Almaca is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,006 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Tinis Deresi and Vankin Dağı.

Climate of Almaca

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 90 km south20°
  • Cizre · 92 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 213 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 Almaca
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°11°17°23°29°29°25°16°9°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-3°2°7°11°15°15°11°5°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Almaca

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 71 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 73 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 71 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 96 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 125 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 73 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 76 kmnortheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 90 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 92 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 144 kmwest

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

Day trips from Almaca

Within 100 km: 114 historic and cultural sites, 940 natural sites, 438 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km88 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 17 kmW
  • Meydanısüleyman Tepesi Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 15 kmE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 17 kmSE

25–60 km471 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 43 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 43 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 48 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 52 kmN

60–100 km933 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 77 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 71 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 68 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 89 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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