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Gora Kovalydag

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°48′26″ N 42°53′39″ E

Map showing the location of Gora Kovalydag Gora Kovalydag
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,575 m
above sea level
Nearest town
İncealan
4.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport83 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport89 km

About Gora Kovalydag

Gora Kovalydag is a mountain. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,575 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Kayalıkçeşmepınarı and Siyahtaş Tepesi.

Climate of Gora Kovalydag

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 89 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 73 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 82 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 216 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (118 mm)
Driest month
August (4 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 Gora Kovalydag
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°8°14°21°26°26°22°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°-1°4°8°12°12°8°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)77941061187416549648988

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

How to get to Gora Kovalydag

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 83 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Silopi, 73 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 83 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 89 kmsouthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 122 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 73 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 82 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 85 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 88 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 155 kmwest

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

Day trips from Gora Kovalydag

Within 100 km: 116 historic and cultural sites, 883 natural sites, 432 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km161 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 22 kmS
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 24 kmS
  • Delav Gölü Lake 21 kmS
  • Yaylıca Dağı Mountain 17 kmSE

25–60 km446 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 38 kmW
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 44 kmE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 34 kmE
  • Yeşil Tepe Mountain 54 kmSW

60–100 km824 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 86 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 91 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 61 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • İncealan Village, Pervari İlçesi
    4.7 km SW
  • Ilısu Village, Pervari İlçesi
    4.8 km W
  • Kural Village, Pervari İlçesi
    5 km W
  • Övecek Village, Çatak İlçesi
    11 km N
  • Acarlar Village, Çatak İlçesi
    7.1 km SE
  • Doğanköy Village, Pervari İlçesi
    10 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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