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Village

Doavan

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°09′00″ N 43°57′00″ E

Map showing the location of Doavan Doavan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,637 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport65 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport71 km

About Doavan

Doavan is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,637 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Keklik Dağı and Gök Dağ.

Climate of Doavan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 165 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 180 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 316 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (87 mm)
Driest month
September (10 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 Doavan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°1°8°14°20°25°26°22°13°6°0°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°4°8°12°12°8°3°-2°-8°
Precipitation (mm)455574876627121110555552

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

How to get to Doavan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 65 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 65 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 71 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 112 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 165 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 178 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 180 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 191 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Doavan

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 461 natural sites, 315 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 3 kmW
  • Beşparmak Dağı Mountain 25 kmSW
  • Başkale Dağı Mountain 8 kmS

25–60 km257 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 44 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 47 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 53 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 54 kmN

60–100 km482 places

  • Lim Island Island 95 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 91 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 83 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 87 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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