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Çatak İlçesi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°00′28″ N 43°03′43″ E

Map showing the location of Çatak İlçesi Çatak İlçesi
Location in Turkey
Population
23,440
23.4K
Elevation
1,507 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
214
listed under Çatak İlçesi
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport56 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport114 km

About Çatak İlçesi

Çatak İlçesi is a district. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Population: 23,440. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Çatak Çayı and Narlıca Deresi.

Climate of Çatak İlçesi

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 · 100 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 108 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Çatak İlçesi
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 İlçesi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 56 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 61 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 56 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 114 kmsouthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 115 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 61 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 99 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 100 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 108 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 170 kmwest

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

Day trips from Çatak İlçesi

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 751 natural sites, 426 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 13 kmW
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Hanım Tepesi Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Boz Tepesi Mountain 8 kmSE

25–60 km488 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 37 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 40 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 49 kmN
  • Şahur Adası Island 56 kmN

60–100 km677 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 87 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 99 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 67 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 64 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Çatak İlçesi

214 places
  1. 1 Konalga 2.4K
  2. 2 Bilgi 1.1K
  3. 3 Kaçıt 862
  4. 4 Övecek 654
  5. 5 Sözveren 596
  6. 6 Toyga 345
  7. 7 Sırmalı 342

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages46

Mountains & nature7

Nearby attractions & nature

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