Village

Örenkale

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°57′01″ N 43°57′03″ E

Location in Turkey

Elevation: 2,133 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 Airport51 km; VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport79 km

About Örenkale

Örenkale is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,133 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Eşek Dağı and Hankaduman Deresi.

Climate of Örenkale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Silopi · 153 km southwest20°
Cizre · 170 km southwest20°
Kızıltepe · 309 km west19°

Hottest month: August (day 29°)
Coldest month: January (night -8°)
Wettest month: April (87 mm)
Driest month: August (9 mm)

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11° 3°

17° 7°

23° 11°

29° 16°

29° 15°

25° 11°

17° 6°

9° 0°

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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 Örenkale
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	1°	5°	11°	17°	23°	29°	29°	25°	17°	9°	2°
Average low (°C)	-8°	-7°	-3°	3°	7°	11°	16°	15°	11°	6°	0°	-5°
Precipitation (mm)	49	59	78	87	62	23	10	9	9	53	59	57

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Örenkale

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 51 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 78 km to the northwest.

Airports

Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 51 kmsoutheast
Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 79 kmnorthwest
Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 103 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Van Population: 525K 78 kmnorthwest
Silopi Population: 114.6K 153 kmsouthwest
Cizre Population: 134K 170 kmsouthwest
Siirt Population: 114K 177 kmwest
Ağrı Population: 124.5K 211 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Örenkale

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 525 natural sites, 343 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km68 places

Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 17 kmS
Merkez Dağı Mountain 8 kmSW
Küp Dağı Mountain 19 kmS
Keklik Dağı Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km286 places

Akgöl Lake 60 kmN
Çalyan Gölü Lake 53 kmW
Çöplük Göleti Lake 57 kmN
Ayran Gölü Lake 39 kmSW

60–100 km537 places

Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 66 kmN
Akdamar Adası Island 91 kmNW
Kuzu Adası Island 96 kmNW
Turna Gölü Lake 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Eşek Dağı Mountain, Başkale İlçesi
2.5 km N
Hankaduman Deresi River, Van Province
1.7 km NW
Karavil Tepesi Mountain, Başkale İlçesi
7 km E
Eyvantaşı Dağı Mountain, Başkale İlçesi
7.7 km W
Merkez Dağı Mountain, Başkale İlçesi
8.1 km SW
Sesu Tepesi Mountain, Başkale İlçesi
8.1 km N