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Vankin Dağı

Located in Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°01′55″ N 42°40′49″ E

Map showing the location of Vankin Dağı Vankin Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,811 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gümüşören
4.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport75 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport92 km

About Vankin Dağı

Vankin Dağı is a mountain. Location: Bahçesaray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,811 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Kekerus Tepesi and Kamçı Tepesi.

Climate of Vankin Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 89 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 90 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 208 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
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 Vankin Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°6°12°18°24°24°19°11°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-8°-3°1°6°10°10°6°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)738710011778216612708882

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Vankin Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 75 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 66 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 75 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 92 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 66 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 80 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 89 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 90 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 137 kmwest

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

Day trips from Vankin Dağı

Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 954 natural sites, 447 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km87 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 24 kmSW
  • Varan Tepe Mountain 11 kmW
  • Meydanısüleyman Tepesi Mountain 20 kmS
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 22 kmE

25–60 km448 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 46 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 46 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 50 kmNE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 50 kmN

60–100 km987 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 71 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 73 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 69 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 94 kmNE

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