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Village

Holyan

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°02′00″ N 43°51′00″ E

Map showing the location of Holyan Holyan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,484 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport64 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport66 km

About Holyan

Holyan is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,484 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Puroma Dağı and Kivankuder Tepesi.

Climate of Holyan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -8° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 150 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 166 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 303 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
April (87 mm)
Driest month
September (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 Holyan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-4°2°8°14°20°20°16°8°0°-6°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-12°-6°-1°3°7°7°3°-3°-8°-13°
Precipitation (mm)455574876627121110555552

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Holyan

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 64 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 65 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 64 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 66 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 115 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 151 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 166 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 168 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 199 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Holyan

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 563 natural sites, 355 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km60 places

  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 15 kmS
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 25 kmW
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 14 kmNE
  • Güllüce Tepesi Mountain 15 kmSW

25–60 km302 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 56 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 53 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 51 kmN
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 49 kmSW

60–100 km584 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 92 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 79 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 83 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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