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Başkale İlçesi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°03′11″ N 44°01′18″ E

Map showing the location of Başkale İlçesi Başkale İlçesi
Location in Turkey
Population
58,963
59K
Elevation
2,312 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
213
listed under Başkale İlçesi
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport59 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport76 km

About Başkale İlçesi

Başkale İlçesi is a district. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Population: 58,963. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Sonan Deresi and Yavrucak Çayı.

Climate of Başkale İlçesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 51 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 164 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 180 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 318 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).

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Climate of Başkale İlçesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-1°3°11°16°22°27°27°23°15°8°0°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-5°0°5°9°13°13°8°3°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)4450667755241099475150

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Başkale İlçesi

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 59 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 59 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 164 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 181 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 183 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 203 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Başkale İlçesi

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 452 natural sites, 315 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 14 kmNW
  • Beşparmak Dağı Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Başkale Dağı Mountain 7 kmW

25–60 km250 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 57 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 59 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 49 kmN
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 46 kmN

60–100 km475 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 92 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 96 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 85 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Başkale İlçesi

213 places
  1. 1 Başkale 14.5K
  2. 2 Güroluk 247

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages51

Mountains & nature7

Nearby attractions & nature

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