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Village

Arıkan

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°23′00″ N 43°33′00″ E

Map showing the location of Arıkan Arıkan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,945 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport21 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport111 km

About Arıkan

Arıkan is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,945 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Elyesünnet Dağı and Şehit Deresi.

Climate of Arıkan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night -1° · Rain 52 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 159 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 168 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 293 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (75 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Arıkan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°12°18°24°30°30°25°17°9°3°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-4°2°7°10°15°14°10°4°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)424863756028111013525248

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Arıkan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 21 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 19 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 21 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 111 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 148 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 19 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 150 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 154 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 168 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Arıkan

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 513 natural sites, 343 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 11 kmNE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 20 kmN
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 23 kmN
  • Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km232 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 28 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 56 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 48 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 45 kmW

60–100 km587 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 80 kmW
  • Şahur Adası Island 65 kmW
  • Lake Van Lake 62 kmNW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 70 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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