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Village

Gündoğan

Located in Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°17′32″ N 43°17′49″ E

Map showing the location of Gündoğan Gündoğan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,744 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport20 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport117 km

About Gündoğan

Gündoğan is a village. Location: Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,744 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Ağıl Deresi and Simu Tepesi.

Climate of Gündoğan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 64 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 138 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 145 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 269 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
April (85 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 Gündoğan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°13°19°26°31°31°26°18°10°4°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°4°8°12°16°16°11°6°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)4957738563237712576456

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Gündoğan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 20 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 24 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 20 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 117 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 150 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 24 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 126 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 138 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 145 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 159 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gündoğan

Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 632 natural sites, 403 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km62 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 23 kmW
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 16 kmS
  • Camıztaşı Tepesi Mountain 19 kmNE
  • Çadır Dağı Mountain 16 kmW

25–60 km285 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 52 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 40 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 28 kmW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 35 kmNW

60–100 km733 places

  • Lim Island Island 64 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 61 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 90 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 63 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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