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Village

Horhora

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°52′00″ N 43°37′00″ E

Map showing the location of Horhora Horhora
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,504 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 Airport65 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport71 km

About Horhora

Horhora is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,504 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Bulgurlu Dağı and Kolra Deresi.

Climate of Horhora

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 66 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 123 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 140 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 278 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (89 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 Horhora
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°2°9°15°21°27°27°23°14°7°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°-1°4°8°13°12°8°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)5364838960218710546662

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

How to get to Horhora

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 65 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 73 km to the north.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 65 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 71 kmnorth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 130 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 73 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 123 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 140 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 148 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 211 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Horhora

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 634 natural sites, 391 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 22 kmSW
  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 24 kmE
  • Leyzak Tepesi Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km367 places

  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 60 kmS
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 26 kmS
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 56 kmSE
  • Kelyanuı Gölü Lake 57 kmSE

60–100 km628 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 76 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 95 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 73 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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