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Village

Alas

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°50′00″ N 44°01′00″ E

Map showing the location of Alas Alas
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,482 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport37 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport93 km

About Alas

Alas is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,482 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Güzel Pınar and Toke Pınar.

Climate of Alas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 152 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 171 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 312 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (94 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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 Alas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°2°9°15°21°27°27°23°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°-1°4°8°13°12°8°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)597186945518778516968

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

How to get to Alas

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 37 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 92 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 37 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 93 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 95 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 152 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 171 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 183 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 225 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Alas

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 497 natural sites, 324 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 4 kmS
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 14 kmNW
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Kandil Dağı Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km297 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 56 kmW
  • Davulcu Gölü Lake 56 kmS
  • Büyük Göl Lake 55 kmS
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 57 kmS

60–100 km474 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 80 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 79 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 87 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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