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Village

Bishi

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°51′32″ N 43°27′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bishi Bishi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,512 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 Airport68 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport78 km

About Bishi

Bishi is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,512 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Yalın Dağ and Kalemürük Tepesi.

Climate of Bishi

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 · 111 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 126 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 264 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 Bishi
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 Bishi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 68 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 71 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 68 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 78 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 135 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 71 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 111 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 126 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 133 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 204 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bishi

Within 100 km: 47 historic and cultural sites, 661 natural sites, 403 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km85 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 10 kmSW
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 18 kmN
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 17 kmS

25–60 km440 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 52 kmSW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 51 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 33 kmSE
  • Delav Gölü Lake 53 kmSW

60–100 km586 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 81 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 89 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 65 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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