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Village

Ortanca

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°50′41″ N 43°49′52″ E

Map showing the location of Ortanca Ortanca
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,864 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 Airport49 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport82 km

About Ortanca

Ortanca is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,864 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Yıldız Tepe and Küçükkale Dağı.

Climate of Ortanca

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 138 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 156 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 296 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
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 Ortanca
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°7°13°19°24°25°21°12°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-8°-2°3°7°11°11°7°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)50628193652310910566258

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

How to get to Ortanca

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 49 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 82 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 49 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 82 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 111 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 138 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 156 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 166 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 219 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Ortanca

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 583 natural sites, 361 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Ayran Gölü Lake 24 kmSW
  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 16 kmE
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 8 kmNE
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km336 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 40 kmW
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 55 kmS
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 43 kmSE
  • Kelyanuı Gölü Lake 44 kmSE

60–100 km565 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 76 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 89 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 93 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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