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Village

İspir

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°29′00″ N 43°47′00″ E

Map showing the location of İspir İspir
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,665 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 Airport39 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport111 km

About İspir

İspir is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,665 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Karavin Tepesi and Daht Dağı.

Climate of İspir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -5° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 180 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 190 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 316 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (73 mm)
Driest month
August (11 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 İspir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°1°8°14°20°25°25°21°12°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-8°-2°2°6°10°9°5°0°-5°-11°
Precipitation (mm)414660736030131112514946

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

How to get to İspir

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 35 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 39 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 111 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 145 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 35 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 151 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 161 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 173 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 180 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from İspir

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 393 natural sites, 258 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 6 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 16 kmW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 16 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 12 kmE

25–60 km244 places

  • Lim Island Island 57 kmNW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 54 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 52 kmNE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 28 kmNW

60–100 km372 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 62 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 67 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 70 kmW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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