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Village

Batkan

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°04′00″ N 44°07′00″ E

Map showing the location of Batkan Batkan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,065 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 Airport58 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport82 km

About Batkan

Batkan is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,065 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Bebleşin Deresi and Durak Deresi.

Climate of Batkan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night -1° · Rain 51 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 172 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 189 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 327 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
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 Batkan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°5°12°18°24°29°29°25°17°9°2°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-4°2°6°10°15°14°10°4°-1°-7°
Precipitation (mm)4450667755241099475150

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Batkan

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 58 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 80 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 58 kmsouth
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 82 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 95 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 172 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 189 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 192 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 205 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Batkan

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 419 natural sites, 298 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 24 kmN
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 20 kmNW
  • Başkale Dağı Mountain 15 kmW
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km217 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 59 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 50 kmN
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 46 kmN
  • Çaçan Gölü Lake 57 kmN

60–100 km461 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 99 kmW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 63 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 82 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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