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Village

Harnik

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°18′00″ N 43°23′00″ E

Map showing the location of Harnik Harnik
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,756 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport19 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport112 km

About Harnik

Harnik is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 1,756 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Havsişemu Dağı and Diryan Deresi.

Climate of Harnik

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 · 143 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 151 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 276 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).

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Climate of Harnik
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°13°19°26°31°31°26°18°10°3°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-3°4°8°12°16°15°11°6°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)4653698061238712546053

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Harnik

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 22 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 19 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 112 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 154 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 22 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 133 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 143 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 151 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 160 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Harnik

Within 100 km: 39 historic and cultural sites, 617 natural sites, 392 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Kırmızıtaş Tepe Mountain 18 kmE
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Karataş Tepesi Mountain 25 kmSE
  • Camıztaşı Tepesi Mountain 14 kmNE

25–60 km277 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 45 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 43 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 31 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 35 kmW

60–100 km706 places

  • Lim Island Island 63 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 67 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 85 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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