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Gök Dağ

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°08′00″ N 43°55′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gök Dağ Gök Dağ
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,948 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Doavan
3.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport63 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport71 km

About Gök Dağ

Gök Dağ is a mountain. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,948 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Keklik Dağı and Sülün Dağı.

Climate of Gök Dağ

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -4° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 162 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 177 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 312 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (87 mm)
Driest month
September (10 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 Gök Dağ
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-1°6°12°18°23°24°20°11°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-8°-2°2°6°10°10°6°1°-4°-10°
Precipitation (mm)455574876627121110555552

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Gök Dağ

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 63 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 62 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 63 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 71 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 114 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 162 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 175 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 177 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 191 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gök Dağ

Within 100 km: 26 historic and cultural sites, 493 natural sites, 329 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 2 kmN
  • Beşparmak Dağı Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Başkale Dağı Mountain 7 kmS

25–60 km268 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 45 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 46 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 53 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 56 kmN

60–100 km526 places

  • Lim Island Island 95 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 90 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 80 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 85 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Doavan Village, Başkale İlçesi
    3.5 km NE
  • Doluçıkın Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    6.3 km NW
  • Arındı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    7.6 km W
  • Gedikbaşı Village, Başkale İlçesi
    7 km E
  • Güroluk Village, Başkale İlçesi
    12 km SE
  • Başkale City, Başkale İlçesi
    13 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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