Skip to content
Geonivora
Lake

Bostaniçi Gölü

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°31′58″ N 43°25′06″ E

Map showing the location of Bostaniçi Gölü Bostaniçi Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,759 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Van
5.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport10 km
AJI Ağrı Airport129 km

About Bostaniçi Gölü

Bostaniçi Gölü is a lake. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,759 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Sihke and Van Kalesi.

Climate of Bostaniçi Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night -1° · Rain 53 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 166 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 172 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 291 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (66 mm)
Driest month
July (7 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 Bostaniçi Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°6°13°19°25°31°30°26°17°10°3°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-4°3°7°11°15°14°9°4°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)3943556657267713525345

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Bostaniçi Gölü

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 10 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 5 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 10 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 129 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 131 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 5 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 135 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 146 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 164 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 166 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bostaniçi Gölü

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 464 natural sites, 317 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km52 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 18 kmSE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 18 kmE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 20 kmNE
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 7 kmNE

25–60 km219 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 33 kmE
  • Lim Island Island 38 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 30 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 40 kmSW

60–100 km539 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 68 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 62 kmNE
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 75 kmNE
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 64 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: