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Village

Anten

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°07′04″ N 44°04′52″ E

Map showing the location of Anten Anten
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,368 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 Airport65 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport76 km

About Anten

Anten is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,368 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Hatıbor Tepesi and İspiriz Dağı.

Climate of Anten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 51 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 172 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 188 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 325 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 Anten
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°10°16°22°27°27°23°15°7°0°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°0°4°8°13°12°8°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)4450667755241099475150

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

How to get to Anten

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 65 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 65 kmsouth
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 76 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 100 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 173 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 189 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 189 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 199 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Anten

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 422 natural sites, 295 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 18 kmN
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 15 kmW
  • Başkale Dağı Mountain 13 kmW
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km217 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 52 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 57 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 55 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 44 kmN

60–100 km461 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 95 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 99 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 96 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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