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Village

Gölesirne

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°17′50″ N 43°56′32″ E

Map showing the location of Gölesirne Gölesirne
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,396 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 Airport57 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport87 km

About Gölesirne

Gölesirne is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,396 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Girgevri Tepesi and Silil Deresi.

Climate of Gölesirne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 46 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 175 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 188 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 321 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (73 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 Gölesirne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°10°16°21°27°27°23°14°7°0°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°4°8°13°12°8°3°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)404664735827121010494645

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

How to get to Gölesirne

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 57 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 54 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 57 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 87 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 121 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 175 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 176 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 180 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 181 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gölesirne

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 414 natural sites, 282 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Akgöl Lake 21 kmN
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 18 kmN
  • Mollasadi Dağı Mountain 18 kmN
  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 11 kmE

25–60 km243 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 29 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 35 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 40 kmNW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 52 kmNW

60–100 km418 places

  • Lim Island Island 82 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 82 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 79 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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