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Village

Biruk

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°47′59″ N 43°16′25″ E

Map showing the location of Biruk Biruk
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,781 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 Airport74 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport89 km

About Biruk

Biruk is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,781 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Köprütaşı Tepesi and Tirsin Tepesi.

Climate of Biruk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 78 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 94 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 109 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 247 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (108 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 Biruk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°6°13°19°25°25°21°13°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-7°-1°3°8°12°11°7°2°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)64809510873207710647874

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

How to get to Biruk

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

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 74 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 89 kmeast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 118 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 78 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 95 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 109 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 118 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 189 kmwest

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

Day trips from Biruk

Within 100 km: 55 historic and cultural sites, 662 natural sites, 404 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km95 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 10 kmE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 11 kmS
  • Türemiş Dağı Mountain 25 kmSE
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 21 kmSE

25–60 km452 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 36 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 35 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 42 kmSE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 36 kmSW

60–100 km574 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 94 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 91 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 64 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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