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Mengene Dağı

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°13′34″ N 44°01′09″ E

Map showing the location of Mengene Dağı Mengene Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,209 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Uzungedik
5.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport66 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport78 km

About Mengene Dağı

Mengene Dağı is a mountain. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,209 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Gök Dağ and Bincevan Dağı.

Climate of Mengene Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 175 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 189 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 324 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
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).

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Climate of Mengene Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-2°5°10°16°21°22°18°10°2°-4°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-10°-4°0°4°8°8°4°-2°-7°-12°
Precipitation (mm)404766816630141211534946

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Mengene Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 66 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 78 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 111 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 175 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 185 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 186 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 188 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Mengene Dağı

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 405 natural sites, 285 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 8 kmNE
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Başkale Dağı Mountain 18 kmS
  • Hacının Tepesi Mountain 5 kmSE

25–60 km219 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 39 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 45 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 50 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 44 kmN

60–100 km433 places

  • Lim Island Island 92 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 92 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 87 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 91 kmW

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