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Village

Poğanık

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°05′55″ N 42°42′51″ E

Map showing the location of Poğanık Poğanık
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,115 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 Airport68 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport100 km

About Poğanık

Poğanık is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,115 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Kekerus Tepesi and Berasur Tepesi.

Climate of Poğanık

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 97 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 98 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 214 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
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 Poğanık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°4°10°16°23°28°28°24°16°8°2°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-4°2°6°10°15°14°10°5°-1°-5°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Poğanık

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 68 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 70 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 68 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 100 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 70 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 73 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 97 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 97 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 141 kmwest

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

Day trips from Poğanık

Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 948 natural sites, 437 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km86 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 13 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 25 kmSE
  • Hasteri Mountains Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km391 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 39 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 38 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 42 kmNE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 43 kmN

60–100 km1,015 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 77 kmSW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 65 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 61 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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