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Gürpınar İlçesi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°19′26″ N 43°24′37″ E

Map showing the location of Gürpınar İlçesi Gürpınar İlçesi
Location in Turkey
Population
38,811
38.8K
Elevation
1,749 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
282
listed under Gürpınar İlçesi
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport17 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport113 km

About Gürpınar İlçesi

Gürpınar İlçesi is a district. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Population: 38,811. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Güzelsu Çayı and Diryan Deresi.

Climate of Gürpınar İlçesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 146 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 154 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 279 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
April (80 mm)
Driest month
August (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Gürpınar İlçesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°13°19°26°31°31°26°18°10°3°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-2°4°8°12°16°16°11°6°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)4653698061238712546053

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Gürpınar İlçesi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 17 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 19 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 17 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 113 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 152 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 19 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 136 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 146 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 154 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 158 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gürpınar İlçesi

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 596 natural sites, 383 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km69 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 23 kmNE
  • Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 23 kmN
  • Koçlu Dağı Mountain 24 kmE
  • Kırmızıtaş Tepe Mountain 15 kmE

25–60 km268 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 41 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 42 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 33 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 37 kmW

60–100 km678 places

  • Lim Island Island 61 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 69 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 82 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gürpınar İlçesi

282 places
  1. 1 Gürpınar 35.7K
  2. 2 Elaçmaz 1.1K
  3. 3 Savacık 467
  4. 4 Bölmeçalı 355
  5. 5 Işıkpınar 352
  6. 6 Değirmendüzü 319
  7. 7 Yuvacık 274
  8. 8 Arındı 263
  9. 9 Topyıldız 217
  10. 10 Çatakdibi 188
  11. 11 Doluçıkın 140
  12. 12 Çepkenli 126
  13. 13 Güleçler 124

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages38

Mountains & nature9

Nearby attractions & nature

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