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Village

Elmayaka

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°05′52″ N 42°46′54″ E

Map showing the location of Elmayaka Elmayaka
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,688 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 Elmayaka

Elmayaka is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,688 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Büyük Dere and Kurtuluş Deresi.

Climate of Elmayaka

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 99 km south20°
  • Cizre · 100 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 219 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
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 Elmayaka
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°13°19°25°31°31°27°18°11°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°4°9°13°17°17°13°7°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Elmayaka

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 122 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 69 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 76 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 99 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 100 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 147 kmwest

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

Day trips from Elmayaka

Within 100 km: 97 historic and cultural sites, 937 natural sites, 434 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km79 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 19 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Kantarla T Mountain 25 kmNE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 21 kmSE

25–60 km421 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 35 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 35 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 40 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 44 kmN

60–100 km968 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 82 kmSW
  • Lim Island Island 99 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 63 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 83 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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