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Village

Ashkan

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°54′51″ N 43°17′01″ E

Map showing the location of Ashkan Ashkan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,509 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 Airport62 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport93 km

About Ashkan

Ashkan is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,509 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Öküz Tepesi and Kaya Tepesi.

Climate of Ashkan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 74 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 104 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 117 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 252 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (102 mm)
Driest month
July (8 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 Ashkan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°8°14°21°27°27°23°14°7°0°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-6°0°5°9°13°13°9°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)60738910271228811607469

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

How to get to Ashkan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 62 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 65 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 62 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 93 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 124 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 65 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 104 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 117 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 118 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 189 kmwest

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

Day trips from Ashkan

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 677 natural sites, 400 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km84 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 17 kmSE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 23 kmS
  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Kalemürük Tepesi Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km459 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 52 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 56 kmNW
  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 45 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 44 kmSW

60–100 km585 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 82 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 79 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 65 kmNW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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