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Mountain

Sülün Dağı

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°06′00″ N 43°58′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sülün Dağı Sülün Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,957 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Güroluk
6.2 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport66 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport69 km

About Sülün Dağı

Sülün Dağı is a mountain. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,957 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Başkale Dağı and İspiriz Dağı.

Climate of Sülün Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 163 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 179 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 315 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (87 mm)
Driest month
September (10 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Sülün Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-1°6°12°18°23°23°19°11°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-8°-2°2°6°10°10°6°1°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)455574876627121110555552

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Sülün Dağı

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 67 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 66 kmsouth
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 69 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 108 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 163 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 179 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 179 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 196 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sülün Dağı

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 472 natural sites, 322 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 23 kmS
  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 7 kmNW
  • Beşparmak Dağı Mountain 21 kmSW

25–60 km261 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 50 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 52 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 58 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 59 kmN

60–100 km497 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 96 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 86 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 90 kmW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Güroluk Village, Başkale İlçesi
    6.2 km E
  • Başkale City, Başkale İlçesi
    7.5 km SE
  • Gedikbaşı Village, Başkale İlçesi
    5.2 km NE
  • Nedrukdamları Village, Başkale İlçesi
    5.7 km S
  • Doavan Village, Başkale İlçesi
    5.7 km N
  • Ziranis Village, Başkale İlçesi
    8.1 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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