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Village

Albayrak

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°08′33″ N 44°12′04″ E

Map showing the location of Albayrak Albayrak
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,095 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport66 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport84 km

About Albayrak

Albayrak is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,095 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Monastery of Saint Bartholomew and Yelliharman Deresi.

Climate of Albayrak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 48 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 183 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 199 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 336 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (75 mm)
Driest month
September (8 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 Albayrak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°5°12°18°23°28°28°24°16°9°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-4°2°7°11°15°15°10°5°0°-6°
Precipitation (mm)4148667555231198444847

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Albayrak

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 82 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 66 kmsouth
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 84 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 183 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 198 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 199 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 200 kmwest

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

Day trips from Albayrak

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 385 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 25 kmW
  • Başkale Dağı Mountain 24 kmW
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 15 kmS

25–60 km196 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 56 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 52 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 46 kmNW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 41 kmNW

60–100 km418 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 63 kmNW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 96 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 73 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 68 kmNW

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