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Village

Sarp

Located in Çatak İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°59′01″ N 43°04′01″ E

Map showing the location of Sarp Sarp
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,938 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 Airport59 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport112 km

About Sarp

Sarp is a village. Location: Çatak İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,938 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Çatak Çayı and Narlıca Deresi.

Climate of Sarp

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 80 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 98 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 106 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 237 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
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 Sarp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°12°18°24°30°30°25°17°10°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°3°8°12°16°16°12°6°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)66819510872196610628075

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Sarp

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 59 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 63 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 59 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 112 kmsouthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 114 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 63 kmnortheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 98 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 99 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 106 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 170 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sarp

Within 100 km: 59 historic and cultural sites, 751 natural sites, 422 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km73 places

  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 13 kmW
  • Beşgöze Dağı Mountain 13 kmW
  • Hasan Tepesi Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Hanım Tepesi Mountain 17 kmSW

25–60 km495 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 40 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 43 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 51 kmN
  • Şahur Adası Island 58 kmN

60–100 km664 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 89 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 69 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 66 kmNW
  • Lake Van Lake 73 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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