Historic site

Varis

Located in Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°25′44″ N 42°53′30″ E

Location in Turkey

Nearest town: Altınsaç; 2.5 km S
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation: 1,647 m; above sea level
When to go: JuneSeptember; See the climate
Airports: VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport39 km; MSR Muş Airport113 km

About Varis

Varis is a historic site. Location: Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Monastery of Saint Thomas and Büyük Tepe.

Photos of Varis

Karmravank Serouj · CC BY-SA 3.0
Monastery of Saint Thomas Harunreşits · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Varis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Cizre · 137 km southwest20°
Silopi · 137 km south20°
Kızıltepe · 246 km southwest19°

Hottest month: July (day 28°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: April (84 mm)
Driest month: July (5 mm)

2° -5°

3° -4°

5° -1°

11° 5°

17° 9°

23° 13°

28° 17°

28° 16°

24° 13°

16° 7°

10° 2°

4° -2°

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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 Varis
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	5°	11°	17°	23°	28°	28°	24°	16°	10°	4°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-4°	-1°	5°	9°	13°	17°	16°	13°	7°	2°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	54	63	73	84	66	23	5	5	12	61	70	59

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Varis

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 39 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 44 km to the east.

Airports

Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 39 kmeast
Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 113 kmwest
Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 137 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Van Population: 525K 44 kmeast
Siirt Population: 114K 100 kmsouthwest
Cizre Population: 134K 137 kmsouthwest
Silopi Population: 114.6K 137 kmsouth
Ağrı Population: 124.5K 143 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Varis

Within 100 km: 42 historic and cultural sites, 597 natural sites, 367 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km53 places

Akdamar Adası Island 16 kmSE
Kuzu Adası Island 12 kmSE
Avdu Adaları Island 4 kmE
Simhaç Adası Island 22 kmW

25–60 km259 places

İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 26 kmNE
Lake Arin Lake 43 kmN
Çegen Gölü Lake 53 kmE
Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 47 kmE

60–100 km694 places

Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 80 kmE
Lim Island Island 63 kmNE
Turna Gölü Lake 62 kmE
Lake Nemrut Lake 62 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Monastery of Saint Thomas Attraction, Gevaş İlçesi
2 km SW
Büyük Tepe Mountain, Gevaş İlçesi
1.3 km NE
Mezra Deresi River, Van Province
1.2 km S
Parmak Burnu Natural site, Gevaş İlçesi
2.9 km NE
Karmravank Attraction, Gevaş İlçesi
6.4 km S
Varlık Körfezi Natural site, Uşak Province
2.6 km E
Yeşilçeşme Pınarı Natural site, Van Province
3.9 km W
Avdu Adaları Island, Van Province
3.7 km E

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Nearest towns and villages

Altınsaç Village, Gevaş İlçesi
2.5 km S
Aydınocak Village, Gevaş İlçesi
5.8 km SW
Timar Village, Gevaş İlçesi
6.4 km SW
İnköy Village, Gevaş İlçesi
4.3 km NW

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 9, 2026