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Village

Çum

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°02′00″ N 42°48′00″ E

Map showing the location of Çum Çum
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,039 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 Airport67 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport99 km

About Çum

Çum is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,039 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Tinis Deresi and Raşan Pınarı.

Climate of Çum

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 · 93 km south20°
  • Cizre · 95 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 217 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 Çum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°11°17°23°29°29°24°16°9°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-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 Çum

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 67 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 72 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 67 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 99 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 127 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 72 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 76 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 93 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 95 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 147 kmwest

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

Day trips from Çum

Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 933 natural sites, 436 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 21 kmW
  • Meydanısüleyman Tepesi Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 12 kmSE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 14 kmSE

25–60 km476 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 40 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 40 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 46 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 52 kmN

60–100 km921 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 81 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 69 kmN
  • Lake Van Lake 66 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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