Village

Mendeshkan

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°50′48″ N 43°11′09″ E

Location in Turkey

Elevation: 1,940 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 Airport70 km; YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport98 km

About Mendeshkan

Mendeshkan is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,940 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Siyah Dere and Alakan Deresi.

Climate of Mendeshkan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 74 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Silopi · 92 km southwest20°
Cizre · 105 km southwest20°
Kızıltepe · 241 km west19°

Hottest month: August (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night -7°)
Wettest month: April (102 mm)
Driest month: July (8 mm)

2° -7°

3° -6°

6° -2°

12° 4°

18° 8°

25° 13°

30° 17°

31° 16°

26° 12°

18° 7°

10° 2°

4° -4°

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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 Mendeshkan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	6°	12°	18°	25°	30°	31°	26°	18°	10°	4°
Average low (°C)	-7°	-6°	-2°	4°	8°	13°	17°	16°	12°	7°	2°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	60	73	89	102	71	22	8	8	11	60	74	69

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Mendeshkan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 70 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 74 km to the north.

Airports

Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 70 kmnorth
Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 98 kmeast
Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 113 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Van Population: 525K 74 kmnorth
Silopi Population: 114.6K 92 kmsouthwest
Cizre Population: 134K 105 kmsouthwest
Siirt Population: 114K 110 kmwest
Batman Population: 452.2K 181 kmwest

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

Day trips from Mendeshkan

Within 100 km: 61 historic and cultural sites, 676 natural sites, 395 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km100 places

Çalyan Gölü Lake 19 kmE
Yurt Dağı Mountain 17 kmSE
Büyükkömür Dağı Mountain 20 kmSW
Karaca Dağı Mountain 19 kmS

25–60 km471 places

Akdamar Adası Island 56 kmN
Kuzu Adası Island 60 kmN
Müzirik Gölü Lake 34 kmSW
Berçiya Gölü Lake 33 kmSW

60–100 km561 places

Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 93 kmNE
İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 85 kmN
Avdu Adaları Island 69 kmN
Simhaç Adası Island 85 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Siyah Dere River, Van Province
0.6 km N
Alakan Deresi River, Siirt Province
0.8 km N
Urochishche Alandashdyuzyu Natural site, Van Province
1.8 km SE
Gora Karntazo Mountain, Çatak İlçesi
2.8 km S
Siyah Tepe Mountain, Çatak İlçesi
4.7 km NE
Gora Kukhitala Mountain, Çatak İlçesi
4 km N