Çavuştepe
Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°21′47″ N 43°27′24″ E
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Elevation
- 1,855 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport16 km
- YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport113 km
About Çavuştepe
Çavuştepe is a historic site. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province.
Sardurihinilli, also known as Haykaberd (Armenian: Հայկաբերդ, lit. 'Fortress of Hayk') or Çavuştepe Kalesi, is an ancient Urartian fortified site located on a ridge on the northeastern edge of the village of Çavuştepe in the Gürpınar district of Van Province in eastern Turkey. It is located approximately 25 kilometers southeast of Van along the road leading to the city of Hakkâri, in a valley once known as Hayots Dzor in historic Armenia. It was founded by the Urartian king Sarduri II (r.
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Climate of Çavuştepe
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night -1° · Rain 56 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Silopi · 152 km southwest20°
- Cizre · 160 km southwest20°
- Kızıltepe · 285 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- July (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- April (72 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 0° | 1° | 6° | 13° | 19° | 25° | 30° | 30° | 25° | 17° | 9° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -8° | -4° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 14° | 10° | 4° | -1° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 58 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 48 |
How to get to Çavuştepe
The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 16 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 16 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 16 kmnorthwest
- Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 113 kmsoutheast
- Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 148 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Van Population: 525K 16 kmnorthwest
- Siirt Population: 114K 141 kmwest
- Silopi Population: 114.6K 152 kmsouthwest
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 154 kmnorth
- Cizre Population: 134K 160 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Çavuştepe
Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 547 natural sites, 367 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km64 places
- Turna Gölü Lake 18 kmNE
- Çegen Gölü Lake 24 kmN
- Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 19 kmN
- Oğlak Tepe Mountain 23 kmN
25–60 km251 places
- Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 36 kmNE
- Lim Island Island 57 kmN
- İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 42 kmNW
- Akdamar Adası Island 37 kmW
60–100 km629 places
- Simhaç Adası Island 72 kmW
- Süphan Gölü Lake 76 kmNE
- Lake Arin Lake 64 kmNW
- Hasantimur Gölü Lake 82 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Abdo Pınarı Natural site, Van Province1.1 km NW
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Bol Dağı Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi2.8 km E
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Camıztaşı Tepesi Mountain, Edremit4.8 km N
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Kelepun Deresi River, Van Province4.5 km SW
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Ganisipi Pınarı Natural site, Van Province6.1 km W
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Akpınar Natural site, Van Province6.7 km N
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Elyesünnet Dağı Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi11 km E
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Güzelsu Çayı River, Van Province6.4 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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