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Village

Lis

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 37°53′00″ N 43°46′00″ E

Map showing the location of Lis Lis
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,022 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport56 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport75 km

About Lis

Lis is a village. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,022 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Güllüce Tepesi and Tanbılık Deresi.

Climate of Lis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 135 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 152 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 292 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (93 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 Lis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°6°12°18°23°24°20°11°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-9°-3°2°6°10°10°6°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)50628193652310910566258

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Lis

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 56 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 76 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 56 kmsoutheast
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 75 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 117 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 76 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 153 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 161 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 213 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Lis

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 608 natural sites, 365 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km68 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 23 kmSE
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 10 kmE
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Güllüce Tepesi Mountain 4 kmN

25–60 km339 places

  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 35 kmW
  • Olukbaşı Gölü Lake 59 kmS
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 26 kmS
  • Kervan Gölü Lake 50 kmSE

60–100 km596 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 72 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 82 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 86 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 95 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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