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Village

Sulav

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°52′00″ N 43°53′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sulav Sulav
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,559 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 Airport47 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport82 km

About Sulav

Sulav is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,559 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Merkez Dağı and Küçükkale Dağı.

Climate of Sulav

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 143 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 161 km west20°
  • Kızıltepe · 301 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (87 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 Sulav
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°9°15°21°26°26°22°14°6°0°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°4°8°13°12°8°3°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)4959788762231099535957

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

How to get to Sulav

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 47 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 47 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 82 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 107 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 143 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 161 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 171 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 218 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Sulav

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 563 natural sites, 355 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 13 kmSE
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 4 kmN
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 11 kmSE
  • Güllüce Tepesi Mountain 12 kmNW

25–60 km329 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 44 kmW
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 58 kmS
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 28 kmSW
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 44 kmS

60–100 km548 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 74 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 91 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 95 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 71 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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