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Village

Papan

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°01′00″ N 43°10′00″ E

Map showing the location of Papan Papan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,860 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 Airport52 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport108 km

About Papan

Papan is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,860 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Kuş Dağı and Hendek Tepe.

Climate of Papan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 106 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 115 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 246 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
April (96 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Papan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°12°19°25°31°31°26°18°10°4°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°4°8°13°17°16°12°7°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)5566839667238711597064

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Papan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 56 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 52 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 108 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 122 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 56 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 106 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 108 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 115 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 179 kmwest

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

Day trips from Papan

Within 100 km: 53 historic and cultural sites, 679 natural sites, 398 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 22 kmW
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 22 kmW
  • Boz Tepesi Mountain 6 kmS

25–60 km448 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 38 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 41 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 51 kmNW
  • Şahur Adası Island 59 kmNW

60–100 km606 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 80 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 96 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 66 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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