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Village

Sahintepe

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°15′08″ N 44°10′07″ E

Map showing the location of Sahintepe Sahintepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,521 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport77 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport78 km

About Sahintepe

Sahintepe is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,521 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Gelin Pınarı and Art Tepe.

Climate of Sahintepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 43 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 187 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 202 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 337 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (72 mm)
Driest month
September (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 Sahintepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°2°9°15°20°25°25°22°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°-1°3°7°11°11°7°1°-4°-10°
Precipitation (mm)38425972572713109444343

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

How to get to Sahintepe

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 77 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 74 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 77 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 78 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 102 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 74 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 186 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 187 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 190 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 199 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sahintepe

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 360 natural sites, 252 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km59 places

  • Mirömer Dağı Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 9 kmW
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 25 kmSW
  • Sarı Tepesi Mountain 24 kmS

25–60 km168 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 45 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 55 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 58 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 40 kmN

60–100 km399 places

  • Lim Island Island 99 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 100 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 83 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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