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Plangör Tepesi

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°21′17″ N 43°50′59″ E

Map showing the location of Plangör Tepesi Plangör Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,166 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Albenek
0.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport47 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport96 km

About Plangör Tepesi

Plangör Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,166 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Gedik Deresi and Sincan Deresi.

Climate of Plangör Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 43 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 173 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 185 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 315 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
April (69 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Plangör Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°11°17°23°28°28°24°16°8°1°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-5°1°5°9°13°12°8°3°-2°-8°
Precipitation (mm)384256695830131111484343

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Plangör Tepesi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 47 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 44 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 47 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 96 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 131 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 44 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 166 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 174 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 175 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Plangör Tepesi

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 418 natural sites, 286 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 20 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 25 kmNW
  • Akgöl Lake 16 kmNE
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 16 kmNE

25–60 km245 places

  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 59 kmNE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 30 kmNW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 42 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 38 kmNE

60–100 km420 places

  • Lim Island Island 72 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 72 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 71 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 75 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Albenek Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    0.9 km SW
  • Mustafabey Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    2.4 km N
  • Tepegören Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.4 km E
  • Yaramış Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.9 km N
  • Kıragı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.2 km W
  • Çörekli Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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