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Rahvan Dağı

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°17′37″ N 44°00′36″ E

Map showing the location of Rahvan Dağı Rahvan Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,899 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Uzungedik
5.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport62 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport85 km

About Rahvan Dağı

Rahvan Dağı is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,899 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Yumru Dağı and Melik Tepesi.

Climate of Rahvan Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 179 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 193 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 326 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (81 mm)
Driest month
September (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).

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Climate of Rahvan Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°0°7°12°18°23°24°20°12°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-8°-2°2°6°10°10°6°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)404766816630141211534946

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Rahvan Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 62 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 59 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 62 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 85 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 116 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 59 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 179 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 179 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 181 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 186 kmwest

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

Day trips from Rahvan Dağı

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 385 natural sites, 278 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Akgöl Lake 23 kmN
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 19 kmN
  • Mollasadi Dağı Mountain 20 kmNW
  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 5 kmE

25–60 km224 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 32 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 40 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 59 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 44 kmNW

60–100 km400 places

  • Lim Island Island 86 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 88 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 85 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Uzungedik Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.3 km SW
  • Topsakal Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.7 km N
  • Çılgı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.8 km W
  • Gölesirne Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5.9 km W
  • Tüygün Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    6.5 km NW
  • Yelekli Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    7 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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