- Population
- 35,663
- 35.7K
- Elevation
- 1,748 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport17 km
- YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport113 km
About Gürpınar
Gürpınar is a city. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Population: 35,663. Elevation: 1,748 m.
Gürpınar (Kurdish: Payizawa/Xawesor, Armenian: Հայոց Ձոր, romanized: Hayots' Dzor) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. With an area of 4,028 km2 (1,555 sq mi), Gürpınar is the second-largest district of Turkey, after Karaman District. Its population is 31,865 (2022). The town Gürpınar is located 20 km (12 mi) south of the provincial capital Van. The district has several places of historical interest. The current mayor is Hayrullah Tanış from the Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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Photos of Gürpınar
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Çavuştepe Martijn Munneke from Netherlands · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Gürpınar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Silopi · 146 km southwest20°
- Cizre · 154 km southwest20°
- Kızıltepe · 279 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- July (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- April (80 mm)
- Driest month
- August (7 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 6° | 13° | 19° | 26° | 31° | 31° | 26° | 18° | 10° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 16° | 11° | 6° | 0° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 46 | 53 | 69 | 80 | 61 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 60 | 53 |
How to get to Gürpınar
The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 17 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 19 km to the north.
Airports
- Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 17 kmnorthwest
- Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 113 kmsoutheast
- Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 152 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Van Population: 525K 19 kmnorth
- Siirt Population: 114K 136 kmwest
- Silopi Population: 114.6K 146 kmsouthwest
- Cizre Population: 134K 154 kmsouthwest
- Ağrı Population: 124.5K 158 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gürpınar
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 597 natural sites, 383 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km70 places
- Turna Gölü Lake 24 kmNE
- Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 23 kmN
- Koçlu Dağı Mountain 24 kmE
- Kırmızıtaş Tepe Mountain 15 kmE
25–60 km267 places
- Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 41 kmNE
- İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 42 kmNW
- Akdamar Adası Island 33 kmW
- Kuzu Adası Island 37 kmW
60–100 km679 places
- Lim Island Island 61 kmN
- Simhaç Adası Island 69 kmW
- Süphan Gölü Lake 82 kmNE
- Lake Arin Lake 65 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Güzelsu Çayı River, Van Province1 km NW
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Diryan Deresi River, Van Province1.3 km W
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Kelepun Deresi River, Van Province1.6 km NE
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Şora Pınarı Natural site, Van Province3.3 km W
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Çavuştepe Historic site, Gürpınar İlçesi6 km NE
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Bol Dağı Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi7.8 km NE
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Ganisipi Pınarı Natural site, Van Province5.1 km NW
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Havsişemu Dağı Mountain, Gürpınar İlçesi6.9 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources