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Village

Yurttepe

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°16′08″ N 44°11′47″ E

Map showing the location of Yurttepe Yurttepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,435 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 Airport79 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport80 km

About Yurttepe

Yurttepe is a village. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,435 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Terazin Deresi and Ramadan Tepesi.

Climate of Yurttepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 43 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 190 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 205 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 340 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
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 Yurttepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°2°10°15°21°26°26°22°14°7°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-11°-6°0°4°8°12°12°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)38425972572713109444343

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

How to get to Yurttepe

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 79 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 75 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 79 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 80 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 102 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 75 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 184 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 189 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 190 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 201 kmwest

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

Day trips from Yurttepe

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 350 natural sites, 236 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

  • Mirömer Dağı Mountain 14 kmNE
  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 11 kmW
  • Hacının Tepesi Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Hatıbor Tepesi Mountain 16 kmSW

25–60 km163 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 45 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 56 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 59 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km379 places

  • Lim Island Island 99 kmNW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 82 kmN
  • Lake Erçek Lake 70 kmNW
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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