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Village

Nihrivan

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°53′00″ N 43°48′00″ E

Map showing the location of Nihrivan Nihrivan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,021 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport54 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport77 km

About Nihrivan

Nihrivan is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,021 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Tanbılık Deresi and Varmışık Deresi.

Climate of Nihrivan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 138 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 155 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 294 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (93 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 Nihrivan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°6°12°18°23°24°20°11°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-9°-3°2°6°10°10°6°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)50628193652310910566258

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Nihrivan

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 54 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 77 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 54 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 77 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 114 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 138 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 155 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 164 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 214 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Nihrivan

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 594 natural sites, 363 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 8 kmE
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Güllüce Tepesi Mountain 5 kmNW

25–60 km323 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 38 kmW
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 59 kmS
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 27 kmS
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 48 kmSE

60–100 km595 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 72 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 84 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 88 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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