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Village

Didanis

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°09′00″ N 43°39′00″ E

Map showing the location of Didanis Didanis
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,526 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 Airport45 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport84 km

About Didanis

Didanis is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,526 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Didanist Tepesi and Derigelir Tepesi.

Climate of Didanis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 61 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 145 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 158 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 291 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 Didanis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°9°15°21°26°27°22°14°6°0°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°4°8°13°12°8°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)48587789652510911566156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Didanis

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 45 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 45 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 84 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 136 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 145 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 152 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 158 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 182 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Didanis

Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 612 natural sites, 389 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Koçlu Dağı Mountain 15 kmN
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 9 kmSW
  • Kırmızıtaş Tepe Mountain 21 kmN

25–60 km310 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 44 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 58 kmW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 36 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 45 kmN

60–100 km662 places

  • Lim Island Island 84 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 71 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 62 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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