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Village

Derik

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°01′00″ N 43°39′00″ E

Map showing the location of Derik Derik
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,452 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 Airport57 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport73 km

About Derik

Derik is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,452 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Cem Deresi and Beyaztaş Tepesi.

Climate of Derik

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 61 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 135 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 150 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 286 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (89 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 Derik
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°9°15°21°27°27°23°15°7°0°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°5°9°13°13°9°3°-2°-8°
Precipitation (mm)48587789652510911566156

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Derik

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 58 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 57 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 73 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 131 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 58 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 150 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 150 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 196 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Derik

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 631 natural sites, 376 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km68 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 16 kmW
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 11 kmNW
  • Karataş Tepesi Mountain 14 kmNW

25–60 km338 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 59 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 50 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 59 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 58 kmNE

60–100 km634 places

  • Lim Island Island 98 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 82 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 65 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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