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Village

Handevindan

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°55′00″ N 43°56′00″ E

Map showing the location of Handevindan Handevindan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,358 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 Handevindan

Handevindan is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,358 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Merkez Dağı and Eşek Dağı.

Climate of Handevindan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 150 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 167 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 307 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
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 Handevindan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°10°16°22°27°28°24°15°8°1°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-5°1°6°10°14°14°10°4°-1°-7°
Precipitation (mm)4959788762231099535957

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Handevindan

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 104 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 150 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 168 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 175 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 214 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Handevindan

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 539 natural sites, 339 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 15 kmSE
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 5 kmW
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 15 kmS
  • Güllüce Tepesi Mountain 15 kmW

25–60 km299 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 50 kmW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 35 kmSW
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 48 kmS
  • Kelyanuı Gölü Lake 48 kmS

60–100 km539 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 69 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 92 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 96 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 68 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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