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Koç Dağı

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°11′30″ N 43°57′08″ E

Map showing the location of Koç Dağı Koç Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,889 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Doavan
4.6 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport62 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport76 km

About Koç Dağı

Koç Dağı is a mountain. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,889 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Bincevan Dağı and Keklik Dağı.

Climate of Koç Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 46 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 168 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 183 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 317 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
April (73 mm)
Driest month
August (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Koç Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°7°13°18°23°23°19°11°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-9°-3°1°5°10°9°5°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)404664735827121010494645

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Koç Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 60 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 62 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 76 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 114 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 168 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 179 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 183 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 187 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Koç Dağı

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 442 natural sites, 297 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 14 kmNE
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 6 kmSW
  • Başkale Dağı Mountain 13 kmS
  • Hacının Tepesi Mountain 10 kmE

25–60 km249 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 40 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 43 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 49 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 49 kmN

60–100 km453 places

  • Lim Island Island 92 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 89 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 82 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Doavan Village, Başkale İlçesi
    4.6 km S
  • Ziranis Village, Başkale İlçesi
    5.1 km SE
  • Gedikbaşı Village, Başkale İlçesi
    6.8 km SE
  • Aşağıdere Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    6.1 km NW
  • Ağıldere Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    6.4 km NW
  • Doluçıkın Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    9.7 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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