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Village

Keskindere

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°49′09″ N 43°56′14″ E

Map showing the location of Keskindere Keskindere
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,627 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 Airport40 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport89 km

About Keskindere

Keskindere is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,627 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Küp Dağı and Küçükkale Dağı.

Climate of Keskindere

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 145 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 164 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 305 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (99 mm)
Driest month
August (7 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 Keskindere
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°8°14°20°25°26°22°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°-1°4°8°12°12°8°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)577188996319878556865

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

How to get to Keskindere

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 40 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 89 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 40 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 89 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 101 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 89 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 145 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 164 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 176 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 224 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Keskindere

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 545 natural sites, 337 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 7 kmE
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 4 kmS
  • Kandil Dağı Mountain 20 kmS

25–60 km321 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 48 kmW
  • Davulcu Gölü Lake 58 kmSE
  • Büyük Göl Lake 56 kmSE
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 53 kmS

60–100 km513 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 80 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 98 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 78 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 86 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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