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Village

Kaya

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°47′47″ N 43°30′52″ E

Map showing the location of Kaya Kaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,484 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport69 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport76 km

About Kaya

Kaya is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,484 m. The best months to visit are June–July, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Kazıkkaya Deresi and Kepikülü Tepesi.

Climate of Kaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–July, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 111 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 128 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 268 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (102 mm)
Driest month
August (8 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 Kaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°8°15°21°27°27°23°15°7°1°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-5°1°5°10°14°13°10°4°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)5772901027020989607066

Other places to visit in this season: June July September

How to get to Kaya

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 78 km to the north.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 69 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 76 kmnorth
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 137 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 78 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 111 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 128 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 139 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 210 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kaya

Within 100 km: 44 historic and cultural sites, 657 natural sites, 395 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 11 kmW
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 24 kmSE
  • Yurt Dağı Mountain 25 kmSW
  • Türemiş Dağı Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km437 places

  • Müzirik Gölü Lake 54 kmW
  • Berçiya Gölü Lake 53 kmSW
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 56 kmSE
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 58 kmSE

60–100 km579 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 85 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 98 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 74 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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