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Village

Silav

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°16′00″ N 44°08′00″ E

Map showing the location of Silav Silav
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,820 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport73 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport80 km

About Silav

Silav is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,820 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Esen Tepe and Gelin Pınarı.

Climate of Silav

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 186 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 200 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 335 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
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 Silav
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°7°13°19°24°24°20°12°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-8°-2°2°6°11°11°6°1°-4°-10°
Precipitation (mm)404766816630141211534946

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Silav

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 73 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 70 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 73 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 80 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 106 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 70 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 184 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 186 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 187 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 196 kmwest

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

Day trips from Silav

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 362 natural sites, 253 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Mirömer Dağı Mountain 19 kmNE
  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 6 kmW
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Hacının Tepesi Mountain 10 kmSW

25–60 km179 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 41 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 51 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 60 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 55 kmNW

60–100 km392 places

  • Lim Island Island 95 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 99 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 96 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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