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Village

Doruklu

Located in Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°17′59″ N 42°44′53″ E

Map showing the location of Doruklu Doruklu
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,408 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 Airport54 km
MSR Muş Airport107 km

About Doruklu

Doruklu is a village. Location: Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,408 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Dozu Pınarı and Çoksu Deresi.

Climate of Doruklu

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 82 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 119 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 120 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 227 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (111 mm)
Driest month
August (9 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 Doruklu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°8°14°20°26°26°22°14°7°1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-5°0°5°9°13°13°9°4°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)657890111842810914738274

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

How to get to Doruklu

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 60 km to the east.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 54 kmeast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 107 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 120 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 60 kmeast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 82 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 118 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 120 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 149 kmwest

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

Day trips from Doruklu

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 844 natural sites, 415 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km92 places

  • Kuzu Adası Island 23 kmE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 22 kmNE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 22 kmNW
  • Şahur Adası Island 20 kmN

25–60 km245 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 45 kmNE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 26 kmE
  • Lake Van Lake 39 kmN
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 58 kmNW

60–100 km988 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 91 kmSW
  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 96 kmE
  • Lim Island Island 82 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 77 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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