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Village

Dövenciler

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°03′11″ N 43°44′51″ E

Map showing the location of Dövenciler Dövenciler
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,500 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 Airport59 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport71 km

About Dövenciler

Dövenciler is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,500 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Yediçatak Deresi and Yuvarlaktaş Tepesi.

Climate of Dövenciler

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 144 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 159 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 295 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (84 mm)
Driest month
August (10 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 Dövenciler
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°9°15°21°26°27°22°14°7°0°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°4°8°13°12°8°3°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)455473846125111011535552

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

How to get to Dövenciler

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 59 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 59 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 71 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 124 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 58 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 145 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 159 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 194 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Dövenciler

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 598 natural sites, 371 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 25 kmW
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 15 kmW
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 18 kmNE

25–60 km330 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 53 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 48 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 56 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 51 kmN

60–100 km612 places

  • Lim Island Island 97 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 85 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 70 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 74 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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