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Village

Arpit

Located in Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°12′00″ N 42°53′00″ E

Map showing the location of Arpit Arpit
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,309 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport49 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport118 km

About Arpit

Arpit is a village. Location: Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,309 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Aluce Tepesi and Kavuşşahap Dağları.

Climate of Arpit

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -8° · Rain 76 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 113 km south20°
  • Cizre · 115 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 232 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
April (101 mm)
Driest month
August (8 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 Arpit
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-4°2°8°14°20°20°16°7°0°-6°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-12°-6°-2°3°7°6°2°-3°-8°-13°
Precipitation (mm)59718510176269813667668

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Arpit

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 49 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 49 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 118 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 123 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 55 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 88 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 112 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 114 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 158 kmwest

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

Day trips from Arpit

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 849 natural sites, 407 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km70 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 21 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 20 kmNE
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 25 kmS
  • Kantarla T Mountain 11 kmN

25–60 km363 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 49 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 26 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 37 kmNW
  • Şahur Adası Island 31 kmN

60–100 km886 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 95 kmSW
  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 88 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 84 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 70 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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