- Elevation
- 2,321 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport58 km
- VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport76 km
About Başkale Bucağı
Başkale Bucağı is a municipality. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,321 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Sonan Deresi and Yavrucak Çayı.
Climate of Başkale Bucağı
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 51 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Silopi · 162 km southwest20°
- Cizre · 179 km southwest20°
- Kızıltepe · 317 km west19°
- Hottest month
- July (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- April (77 mm)
- Driest month
- August (9 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -2° | 3° | 11° | 16° | 22° | 27° | 27° | 23° | 15° | 7° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -11° | -6° | 0° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 3° | -3° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 50 | 66 | 77 | 55 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 50 |
How to get to Başkale Bucağı
The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 58 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 74 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 58 kmsouth
- Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 76 kmnorthwest
- Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 102 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Van Population: 525K 74 kmnorthwest
- Silopi Population: 114.6K 163 kmsouthwest
- Cizre Population: 134K 179 kmsouthwest
- Siirt Population: 114K 182 kmwest
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 204 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Başkale Bucağı
Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 464 natural sites, 322 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km65 places
- Merkez Dağı Mountain 19 kmSW
- Keklik Dağı Mountain 14 kmNW
- Beşparmak Dağı Mountain 20 kmSW
- Başkale Dağı Mountain 7 kmNW
25–60 km256 places
- Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 57 kmN
- Turna Gölü Lake 59 kmNW
- Akgöl Lake 50 kmN
- Çöplük Göleti Lake 47 kmN
60–100 km486 places
- Akdamar Adası Island 91 kmW
- Kuzu Adası Island 96 kmW
- Hasantimur Gölü Lake 86 kmN
- Gövelek Gölü Lake 66 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sonan Deresi River, Van Province6.4 km S
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Yavrucak Çayı River, Van Province6.5 km S
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Sülün Dağı Mountain, Başkale İlçesi7.4 km NW
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Pis Deresi River, Van Province7.2 km SE
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Başkale Dağı Mountain, Başkale İlçesi6.6 km NW
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İspiriz Dağı Mountain, Başkale İlçesi7.9 km N
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Gök Dağ Mountain, Van Province13 km NW
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Sesu Tepesi Mountain, Başkale İlçesi8.1 km W
Sources & licences
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