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Karavin Tepesi

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°28′16″ N 43°45′41″ E

Map showing the location of Karavin Tepesi Karavin Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,807 m
above sea level
Nearest town
İspir
2.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport37 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport111 km

About Karavin Tepesi

Karavin Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,807 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Aktepe and Daht Dağı.

Climate of Karavin Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 178 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 188 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 314 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
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 Karavin Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-4°0°7°13°19°24°24°20°11°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-9°-3°1°5°9°9°4°-1°-6°-12°
Precipitation (mm)414660736030131112514946

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Karavin Tepesi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 37 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 33 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 37 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 111 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 145 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 33 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 151 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 163 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 170 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 178 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Karavin Tepesi

Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 395 natural sites, 265 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km57 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 8 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 14 kmW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 15 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 14 kmE

25–60 km242 places

  • Lim Island Island 57 kmNW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 56 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 54 kmNE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 27 kmNW

60–100 km385 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 61 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 65 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 68 kmW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • İspir Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    2.3 km NE
  • Üzengi Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.6 km E
  • Dereköy Village, İpekyolu
    4 km NW
  • Umut Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    7.6 km E
  • Cevizalan Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    8.1 km SE
  • Savacık Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    14 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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