- Elevation
- 2,956 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport74 km
- YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport77 km
About Art Tepe
Art Tepe is a mountain. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,956 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Esen Tepe and Islihan Dere.
Climate of Art Tepe
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 49 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Silopi · 183 km southwest20°
- Cizre · 198 km southwest20°
- Kızıltepe · 333 km west19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- April (81 mm)
- Driest month
- September (11 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) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 6° | 12° | 18° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 11° | 4° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -13° | -9° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 10° | 6° | 0° | -5° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 47 | 66 | 81 | 66 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 49 | 46 |
How to get to Art Tepe
The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 74 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 71 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 74 kmwest
- Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 77 kmsouth
- Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 104 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Van Population: 525K 71 kmnorthwest
- Silopi Population: 114.6K 183 kmsouthwest
- Iğdır Population: 101.7K 188 kmnorth
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 189 kmnorthwest
- Siirt Population: 114K 194 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Art Tepe
Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 377 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km57 places
- Mirömer Dağı Mountain 21 kmNE
- Melik Tepesi Mountain 7 kmNW
- Keklik Dağı Mountain 20 kmSW
- Başkale Dağı Mountain 23 kmSW
25–60 km183 places
- Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 43 kmNW
- Turna Gölü Lake 52 kmNW
- Gövelek Gölü Lake 56 kmNW
- Değirmi Gölü Lake 42 kmN
60–100 km420 places
- Lim Island Island 97 kmNW
- İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 99 kmNW
- Akdamar Adası Island 96 kmW
- Kuzu Adası Island 100 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Esen Tepe Mountain, Başkale İlçesi2.5 km NW
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Islihan Dere River, Van Province1.5 km SW
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Gök Dağ Mountain, Başkale İlçesi5.5 km W
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Gelin Pınarı Natural site, Van Province5.4 km NE
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Hacının Tepesi Mountain, Başkale İlçesi6.3 km SW
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Melik Tepesi Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi7 km NW
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Yumru Dağı Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi8.4 km NW
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Mengene Dağı Mountain, Başkale İlçesi8.9 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources