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Village

Alakan

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°51′21″ N 43°20′54″ E

Map showing the location of Alakan Alakan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,590 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 Airport68 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport86 km

About Alakan

Alakan is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,590 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Meydanşali Tepesi and Kaya Tepesi.

Climate of Alakan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 104 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 118 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 255 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (93 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 Alakan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°9°15°21°26°26°22°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-7°-1°4°8°12°12°7°2°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)5768869363207710567065

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

How to get to Alakan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 68 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 71 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 68 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 86 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 126 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 71 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 104 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 118 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 124 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 195 kmwest

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

Day trips from Alakan

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 668 natural sites, 408 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km91 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 9 kmSE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 20 kmSE

25–60 km459 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 45 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 44 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 40 kmSE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 45 kmSW

60–100 km575 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 85 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 87 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 60 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 64 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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