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Village

Trakya

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°05′12″ N 42°44′06″ E

Map showing the location of Trakya Trakya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,245 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 Airport67 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport100 km

About Trakya

Trakya is a village. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,245 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Kekerus Tepesi and Berasur Tepesi.

Climate of Trakya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 97 km south20°
  • Cizre · 97 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 215 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
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 Trakya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°9°15°22°27°27°23°15°7°1°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-5°1°5°10°14°13°9°4°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Trakya

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 67 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 72 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 67 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 100 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 72 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 73 kmnortheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 97 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 97 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 143 kmwest

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

Day trips from Trakya

Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 947 natural sites, 439 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km79 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 15 kmW
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Hasteri Mountains Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km422 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 39 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 38 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 42 kmNE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 44 kmN

60–100 km992 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 78 kmSW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 66 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 62 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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