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Village

Oriski

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°59′54″ N 43°04′40″ E

Map showing the location of Oriski Oriski
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,823 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 Airport57 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport114 km

About Oriski

Oriski is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,823 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Çatak Çayı and Narlıca Deresi.

Climate of Oriski

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 80 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 100 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 108 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 238 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
April (108 mm)
Driest month
July (6 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 Oriski
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°12°19°25°30°31°26°18°10°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-2°4°9°13°17°17°13°7°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)66819510872196610628075

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Oriski

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 57 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 61 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 57 kmnortheast
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 114 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 114 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 61 kmnortheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 100 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 100 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 108 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 171 kmwest

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

Day trips from Oriski

Within 100 km: 57 historic and cultural sites, 734 natural sites, 425 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km73 places

  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 14 kmW
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 25 kmNE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 14 kmW
  • Hanım Tepesi Mountain 19 kmSW

25–60 km488 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 38 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 41 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 50 kmN
  • Şahur Adası Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km655 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 87 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 99 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 68 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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