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Karataş Tepesi

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°07′05″ N 43°32′52″ E

Map showing the location of Karataş Tepesi Karataş Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,149 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Örmeli
3.2 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport43 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport88 km

About Karataş Tepesi

Karataş Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,149 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Koçkıran Dağı and Çelesor Tepesi.

Climate of Karataş Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 61 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 136 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 148 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 281 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
April (89 mm)
Driest month
August (9 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 Karataş Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-2°5°11°17°22°23°18°10°2°-4°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-10°-4°0°4°9°8°4°-2°-7°-12°
Precipitation (mm)48587789652510911566156

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Karataş Tepesi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 43 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 44 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 43 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 88 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 143 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 44 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 136 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 143 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 149 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 183 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Karataş Tepesi

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 641 natural sites, 404 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 13 kmSW
  • Koçlu Dağı Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 4 kmSE
  • Kırmızıtaş Tepe Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km317 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 51 kmNE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 51 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 56 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 39 kmN

60–100 km696 places

  • Lim Island Island 85 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 68 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 64 kmNW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Örmeli Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.2 km W
  • Yoldüştü Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.2 km N
  • Elemeği Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.5 km S
  • Mecburabat Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.6 km E
  • Hindivanis Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5 km SE
  • Kırkgeçit Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.1 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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