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Village

Koçgüden

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°09′38″ N 43°38′54″ E

Map showing the location of Koçgüden Koçgüden
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,597 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 Airport44 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport85 km

About Koçgüden

Koçgüden is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,597 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Didanist Tepesi and Derigelir Tepesi.

Climate of Koçgüden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 61 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 146 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 158 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 291 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
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 Koçgüden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°8°14°20°26°26°22°14°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-7°-1°4°8°12°12°8°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)48587789652510911566156

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

How to get to Koçgüden

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

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 44 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 85 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 136 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 44 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 146 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 152 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 159 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 180 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Koçgüden

Within 100 km: 32 historic and cultural sites, 606 natural sites, 386 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Koçlu Dağı Mountain 14 kmN
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 9 kmSW
  • Kırmızıtaş Tepe Mountain 20 kmN

25–60 km303 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 43 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 57 kmW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 34 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 43 kmN

60–100 km660 places

  • Lim Island Island 83 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 70 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 62 kmW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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