Village

Alkaynak

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°55′59″ N 42°49′37″ E

Location in Turkey

Elevation: 1,998 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: JuneSeptember; See the climate
Airports: VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport74 km; NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport93 km

About Alkaynak

Alkaynak is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,998 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Çimenlik Tepesi and Sırtbaşı Tepesi.

Climate of Alkaynak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 92 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Silopi · 83 km southwest20°
Cizre · 88 km southwest20°
Kızıltepe · 215 km west19°

Hottest month: July (day 29°)
Coldest month: January (night -7°)
Wettest month: April (116 mm)
Driest month: July (4 mm)

0° -7°

2° -6°

5° -3°

12° 2°

18° 7°

24° 12°

29° 16°

29° 15°

25° 11°

17° 6°

9° 0°

3° -4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

107

Apr

116

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Alkaynak
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	2°	5°	12°	18°	24°	29°	29°	25°	17°	9°	3°
Average low (°C)	-7°	-6°	-3°	2°	7°	12°	16°	15°	11°	6°	0°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	82	98	107	116	74	16	4	4	9	62	92	91

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Alkaynak

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 74 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 78 km to the west.

Airports

Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 74 kmnortheast
Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 93 kmsouthwest
Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 131 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Siirt Population: 114K 78 kmwest
Van Population: 525K 79 kmnortheast
Silopi Population: 114.6K 83 kmsouthwest
Cizre Population: 134K 88 kmsouthwest
Batman Population: 452.2K 149 kmwest

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

Day trips from Alkaynak

Within 100 km: 117 historic and cultural sites, 921 natural sites, 441 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km90 places

Sağlık Dağı Mountain 25 kmS
Meydanısüleyman Tepesi Mountain 18 kmSW
Körkandil Dağı Mountain 16 kmS
Kepçe Dağı Mountain 10 kmNE

25–60 km508 places

Akdamar Adası Island 49 kmN
Kuzu Adası Island 50 kmN
Avdu Adaları Island 56 kmN
Şahur Adası Island 60 kmN

60–100 km881 places

Demirkaya Historic site 81 kmW
İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 78 kmN
Simhaç Adası Island 63 kmN
Lake Van Lake 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Çimenlik Tepesi Mountain, Siirt Province
2.7 km N
Sırtbaşı Tepesi Mountain, Çatak İlçesi
3.6 km NW
Katı Dağı Mountain, Pervari İlçesi
5.3 km S
Beşlik Deresi River, Siirt Province
4.3 km SW
Sinebel Deresi River, Siirt Province
4.3 km SW
Çatak Çayı River, Siirt Province
4.3 km SW