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Village

Gönen

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°55′45″ N 43°57′21″ E

Map showing the location of Gönen Gönen
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,156 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 Airport49 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport81 km

About Gönen

Gönen is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,156 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Eşek Dağı and Hankaduman Deresi.

Climate of Gönen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 152 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 170 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 309 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
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 Gönen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°11°17°23°29°29°25°17°9°2°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-3°2°7°11°15°15°11°5°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)4959788762231099535957

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Gönen

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 80 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 49 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 81 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 102 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 152 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 170 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 177 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 214 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gönen

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 526 natural sites, 342 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 15 kmS
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 7 kmSW
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 16 kmS
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 25 kmN

25–60 km297 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 52 kmW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 59 kmN
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 38 kmSW
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 48 kmS

60–100 km528 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 68 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 93 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 97 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 67 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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