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Beşparmak Dağı

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°57′18″ N 43°48′51″ E

Map showing the location of Beşparmak Dağı Beşparmak Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,366 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aşağıaholan
1.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport58 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport71 km

About Beşparmak Dağı

Beşparmak Dağı is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,366 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Güntepe and Eyvantaşı Dağı.

Climate of Beşparmak Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -7° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 143 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 159 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 298 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
April (93 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 Beşparmak Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°3°10°16°21°21°17°9°1°-5°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-11°-5°-1°4°8°8°4°-2°-7°-13°
Precipitation (mm)50628193652310910566258

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Beşparmak Dağı

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 58 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 71 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 58 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 71 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 115 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 143 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 160 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 165 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 207 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Beşparmak Dağı

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 591 natural sites, 360 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 8 kmSE
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 23 kmN

25–60 km320 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 60 kmN
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 42 kmSW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 58 kmN
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 35 kmS

60–100 km597 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 64 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 97 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 81 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 85 kmNW

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