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Village

Alnıak

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°13′09″ N 43°42′49″ E

Map showing the location of Alnıak Alnıak
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,490 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 Airport43 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport87 km

About Alnıak

Alnıak is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,490 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Değirmen Tepe and Ganisipi Dağı.

Climate of Alnıak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 50 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 154 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 167 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 299 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (72 mm)
Driest month
August (9 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 Alnıak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°9°15°21°26°26°22°13°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-11°-7°-1°3°7°12°11°7°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)43496572572611911495048

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

How to get to Alnıak

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 43 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 42 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 43 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 87 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 134 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 42 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 154 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 159 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 167 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 176 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Alnıak

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 548 natural sites, 358 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km53 places

  • Koçlu Dağı Mountain 8 kmNW
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 18 kmSW
  • Kırmızıtaş Tepe Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km288 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 36 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 29 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 38 kmN
  • Lake Erçek Lake 51 kmN

60–100 km596 places

  • Lim Island Island 79 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 70 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 61 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 65 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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