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Güven Dağı

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°19′44″ N 44°06′39″ E

Map showing the location of Güven Dağı Güven Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,003 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dereağzı
4.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport70 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport87 km

About Güven Dağı

Güven Dağı is a mountain. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,003 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Yumru Dağı and Ramadan Tepesi.

Climate of Güven Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 188 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 202 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 336 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
Climate of Güven Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°6°12°17°23°23°19°11°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-9°-3°1°5°10°9°5°0°-5°-11°
Precipitation (mm)404766816630141211534946

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Güven Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 70 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 66 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 70 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 87 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 112 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 66 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 177 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 180 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 189 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 195 kmwest

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

Day trips from Güven Dağı

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 351 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Akgöl Lake 24 kmNW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 19 kmNW
  • Mollasadi Dağı Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Mirömer Dağı Mountain 18 kmE

25–60 km178 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 35 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 47 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 53 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 49 kmNW

60–100 km368 places

  • Lim Island Island 89 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 95 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 94 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dereağzı Village, Başkale İlçesi
    4.9 km SE
  • Kekikdüzü Village, Saray İlçesi
    4.3 km NW
  • Terazin Village, Başkale İlçesi
    5.8 km SE
  • Silav Village, Başkale İlçesi
    7.2 km S
  • Karahisar Village, Saray İlçesi
    6.6 km NE
  • Topsakal Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    7.3 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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