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Village

Ekrak

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°55′00″ N 43°42′00″ E

Map showing the location of Ekrak Ekrak
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,808 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport63 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport69 km

About Ekrak

Ekrak is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,808 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Yün Dağı and Yaya Dağı.

Climate of Ekrak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 132 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 149 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 287 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (93 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 Ekrak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°7°13°19°25°25°21°13°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-7°-2°3°7°11°11°7°2°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)50628193652310910566258

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

How to get to Ekrak

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 63 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 70 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 63 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 69 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 124 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 132 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 149 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 155 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 208 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Ekrak

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 623 natural sites, 375 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 16 kmE
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Kalemürük Tepesi Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km343 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 31 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 30 kmS
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 56 kmSE
  • Kelyanuı Gölü Lake 57 kmSE

60–100 km622 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 69 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 94 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 75 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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