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Çatak Çayı

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°00′01″ N 43°03′36″ E

Map showing the location of Çatak Çayı Çatak Çayı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,498 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Toyga
0.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport57 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport113 km

About Çatak Çayı

Çatak Çayı is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Narlıca Deresi and Çıcan Deresi.

Climate of Çatak Çayı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 99 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 107 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 237 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
April (103 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).

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Climate of Çatak Çayı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°14°20°27°32°32°28°20°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°0°6°11°15°19°19°15°9°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)60728810371237712647769

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Çatak Çayı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 57 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 62 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 57 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 113 kmsouthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 115 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 62 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 99 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 99 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 107 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 170 kmwest

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

Day trips from Çatak Çayı

Within 100 km: 60 historic and cultural sites, 755 natural sites, 424 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km72 places

  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 12 kmW
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 13 kmSW
  • Hanım Tepesi Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Boz Tepesi Mountain 8 kmSE

25–60 km490 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 38 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 41 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 49 kmN
  • Şahur Adası Island 57 kmN

60–100 km677 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 88 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 99 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 68 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 64 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Toyga Village, Çatak İlçesi
    0.9 km SW
  • Çatak Bucağı Municipality, Van Province
    0.7 km NW
  • Sözveren Village, Çatak İlçesi
    2.1 km SE
  • Tiluran Village, Çatak İlçesi
    0.2 km S
  • Çatak City, Çatak İlçesi
    0.7 km NW
  • Simkorik Village, Çatak İlçesi
    0.8 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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