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Village

Kapçık

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°58′12″ N 43°37′05″ E

Map showing the location of Kapçık Kapçık
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,122 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport61 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport72 km

About Kapçık

Kapçık is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,122 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Harabe Deresi and Araasan Deresi.

Climate of Kapçık

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night -1° · Rain 66 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 130 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 145 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 282 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
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 Kapçık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°5°12°18°24°29°29°25°17°9°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-4°2°7°11°15°15°11°5°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)5364838960218710546662

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kapçık

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 61 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 62 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 61 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 72 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 132 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 62 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 130 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 145 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 147 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 200 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Kapçık

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 639 natural sites, 390 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km72 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 14 kmNW
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 24 kmE
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 14 kmN
  • Karataş Tepesi Mountain 18 kmN

25–60 km337 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 55 kmN
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 29 kmSW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 37 kmS
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 43 kmSW

60–100 km656 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 64 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 85 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 66 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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