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Dimkar

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°04′14″ N 42°54′40″ E

Map showing the location of Dimkar Dimkar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,263 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 Airport58 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport109 km

About Dimkar

Dimkar is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,263 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Sileymekar Tepesi and Kavuşşahapdağı Tepe.

Climate of Dimkar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 100 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 104 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 228 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
April (111 mm)
Driest month
August (8 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 Dimkar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°3°9°15°22°27°28°24°15°8°2°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-4°2°6°10°15°14°10°5°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)64789211182259813698174

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Dimkar

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 58 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 63 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 58 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 109 kmsouthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 130 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 63 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 87 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 100 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 104 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 158 kmwest

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

Day trips from Dimkar

Within 100 km: 76 historic and cultural sites, 882 natural sites, 426 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km72 places

  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 10 kmS
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 13 kmS
  • Hasobeşir Tepesi Mountain 14 kmNW
  • Hanım Tepesi Mountain 24 kmS

25–60 km459 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 32 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 33 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 40 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 51 kmNW

60–100 km853 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 92 kmW
  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 93 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 96 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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