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Village

Taptaş

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°00′59″ N 42°50′42″ E

Map showing the location of Taptaş Taptaş
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,408 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport66 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport100 km

About Taptaş

Taptaş is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,408 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Raşan Pınarı and Sileymekar Tepesi.

Climate of Taptaş

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 92 km south20°
  • Cizre · 96 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 220 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
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 Taptaş
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°2°8°14°21°26°27°23°14°7°1°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-5°1°5°10°14°13°10°4°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)64789211182259813698174

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Taptaş

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 131 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 71 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 80 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 92 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 96 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 151 kmwest

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

Day trips from Taptaş

Within 100 km: 103 historic and cultural sites, 922 natural sites, 439 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km74 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 25 kmW
  • Meydanısüleyman Tepesi Mountain 25 kmSW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 8 kmSE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 10 kmSE

25–60 km501 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 40 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 41 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 47 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 54 kmN

60–100 km889 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 84 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 69 kmN
  • Lake Van Lake 68 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 83 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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