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Village

Ekecek

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°01′38″ N 43°01′54″ E

Map showing the location of Ekecek Ekecek
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,002 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 Airport56 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport113 km

About Ekecek

Ekecek is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,002 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Narlıca Deresi and Çatak Çayı.

Climate of Ekecek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 100 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 108 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 235 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
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 Ekecek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°11°17°24°29°29°25°17°9°3°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-3°3°7°12°16°15°11°6°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)60728810371237712647769

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Ekecek

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 56 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 60 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 56 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 113 kmsouthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 119 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 60 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 96 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 100 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 108 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 168 kmwest

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

Day trips from Ekecek

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 785 natural sites, 421 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 11 kmSW
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 13 kmSW
  • Hasobeşir Tepesi Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Hanım Tepesi Mountain 20 kmS

25–60 km488 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 35 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 37 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 46 kmN
  • Şahur Adası Island 53 kmN

60–100 km711 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 88 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 97 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 65 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 61 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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