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Village

Basaran

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°06′22″ N 43°27′08″ E

Map showing the location of Basaran Basaran
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,970 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 Airport42 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport93 km

About Basaran

Basaran is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,970 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Kasrık Deresi and Ziyaret Tepesi.

Climate of Basaran

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 65 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 129 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 141 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 273 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (89 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Basaran
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°12°18°25°30°30°26°17°10°3°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-3°3°7°11°16°15°11°5°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)5261798963228711566560

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Basaran

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 42 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 44 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 42 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 93 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 148 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 44 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 129 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 134 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 141 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 182 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Basaran

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 647 natural sites, 414 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km68 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 10 kmS
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 11 kmE
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 16 kmW
  • Karataş Tepesi Mountain 8 kmE

25–60 km337 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 56 kmNE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 45 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 49 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 58 kmNW

60–100 km700 places

  • Lim Island Island 85 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 64 kmNW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 82 kmNW
  • Şahur Adası Island 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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