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Mountain

Kuyu Tepe

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°59′48″ N 43°14′34″ E

Map showing the location of Kuyu Tepe Kuyu Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,826 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Govan
4.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport53 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport101 km

About Kuyu Tepe

Kuyu Tepe is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,826 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Kuruyer Tepe and Kuş Dağı.

Climate of Kuyu Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -4° · Rain 74 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 108 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 119 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 251 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (102 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Kuyu Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°6°12°19°25°25°21°12°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-8°-2°3°7°11°11°7°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)60738910271228811607469

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

How to get to Kuyu Tepe

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 53 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 57 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 53 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 101 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 126 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 57 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 108 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 115 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 119 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 186 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kuyu Tepe

Within 100 km: 52 historic and cultural sites, 674 natural sites, 406 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 20 kmE
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 17 kmN
  • Boz Tepesi Mountain 9 kmW
  • Öküz Tepesi Mountain 9 kmSE

25–60 km437 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 42 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 46 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 56 kmNW
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 27 kmSE

60–100 km617 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 77 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 97 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 69 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 75 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Govan Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.9 km SE
  • Kirminis Village, Çatak İlçesi
    4.4 km NW
  • Taşlıyazı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.2 km SE
  • Yeşildal Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.4 km NE
  • Sarıçiçek Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.6 km SE
  • Vergis Village, Çatak İlçesi
    5.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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