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Village

Dirik

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°51′00″ N 43°51′00″ E

Map showing the location of Dirik Dirik
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,564 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 Airport48 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport82 km

About Dirik

Dirik is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,564 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Yıldız Tepe and Küçükkale Dağı.

Climate of Dirik

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 140 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 158 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 298 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (87 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 Dirik
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°9°15°21°26°26°22°14°6°0°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°4°8°13°12°8°3°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)4959788762231099535957

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

How to get to Dirik

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 82 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 48 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 82 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 109 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 140 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 158 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 168 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 219 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Dirik

Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 578 natural sites, 360 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 15 kmE
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 6 kmNE
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 12 kmSE
  • Güllüce Tepesi Mountain 10 kmNW

25–60 km332 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 41 kmW
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 56 kmS
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 25 kmSW
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 43 kmSE

60–100 km562 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 76 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 90 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 94 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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