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Village

Arkaç

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°52′09″ N 43°21′04″ E

Map showing the location of Arkaç Arkaç
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,515 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 Airport66 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport86 km

About Arkaç

Arkaç is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,515 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Kaya Tepesi and Meydanşali Tepesi.

Climate of Arkaç

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 105 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 119 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 256 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
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 Arkaç
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°9°15°21°27°27°23°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°-1°4°8°13°12°8°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)5768869363207710567065

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

How to get to Arkaç

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 66 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 69 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 66 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 86 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 127 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 69 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 105 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 119 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 Arkaç

Within 100 km: 48 historic and cultural sites, 671 natural sites, 406 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km89 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 10 kmS
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 21 kmSE

25–60 km458 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 59 kmNW
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 46 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 45 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 40 kmSE

60–100 km578 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 84 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 85 kmN
  • Kuzu Adası Island 63 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 73 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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