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Village

Sungurtu

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°07′33″ N 42°46′21″ E

Map showing the location of Sungurtu Sungurtu
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,969 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 Airport62 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport105 km

About Sungurtu

Sungurtu is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,969 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Büyük Dere and Kurtuluş Deresi.

Climate of Sungurtu

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 · 102 km south20°
  • Cizre · 102 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 220 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 Sungurtu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°11°17°24°29°29°25°17°9°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-3°2°7°11°15°15°11°6°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Sungurtu

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 62 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 67 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 62 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 105 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 67 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 76 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 102 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 102 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 146 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sungurtu

Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 930 natural sites, 433 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km77 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 19 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Kantarla T Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 24 kmSE

25–60 km396 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 33 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 33 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 37 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 41 kmN

60–100 km984 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 83 kmSW
  • Lim Island Island 96 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 60 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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