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Village

Purs

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°03′00″ N 43°06′00″ E

Map showing the location of Purs Purs
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,711 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport51 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport115 km

About Purs

Purs is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,711 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Hendek Tepe and Karlıdağ.

Climate of Purs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 106 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 114 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 242 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
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 Purs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°6°13°19°25°25°20°12°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-8°-2°3°7°11°11°7°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)60728810371237712647769

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

How to get to Purs

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 51 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 55 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 51 kmnortheast
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 115 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 119 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 55 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 103 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 106 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 114 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 174 kmwest

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

Day trips from Purs

Within 100 km: 53 historic and cultural sites, 699 natural sites, 412 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Çadır Dağı Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km455 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 33 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 36 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 45 kmN
  • Şahur Adası Island 53 kmNW

60–100 km642 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 82 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 93 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 62 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 62 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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