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Village

Mengene

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°04′11″ N 42°46′19″ E

Map showing the location of Mengene Mengene
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,506 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport66 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport100 km

About Mengene

Mengene is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,506 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Kurtuluş Deresi and Büyük Dere.

Climate of Mengene

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 96 km south20°
  • Cizre · 97 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 217 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
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 Mengene
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°14°20°27°32°32°28°20°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°5°10°14°18°18°14°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Mengene

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 66 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 71 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 66 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 100 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 123 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 71 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 75 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 96 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 97 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 145 kmwest

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

Day trips from Mengene

Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 940 natural sites, 435 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 18 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 17 kmSE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Hasobeşir Tepesi Mountain 11 kmN

25–60 km449 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 38 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 38 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 43 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 47 kmN

60–100 km951 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 80 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 66 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 63 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 85 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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