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Mountain

Sarı Dağ

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°04′50″ N 43°20′24″ E

Map showing the location of Sarı Dağ Sarı Dağ
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,784 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sinin
0.9 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport43 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport99 km

About Sarı Dağ

Sarı Dağ is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,784 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Serizeri Dağı and Sulaçıçı Dağı.

Climate of Sarı Dağ

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -5° · Rain 65 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 121 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 131 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 263 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (89 mm)
Driest month
August (7 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 Sarı Dağ
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°0°7°13°19°25°25°20°12°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-8°-3°2°6°10°10°6°0°-5°-11°
Precipitation (mm)5261798963228711566560

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

How to get to Sarı Dağ

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 43 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 46 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 43 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 99 kmsoutheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 138 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 46 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 121 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 124 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 132 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 183 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Sarı Dağ

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 671 natural sites, 407 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Yeltepe Dağı Mountain 13 kmSE
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 21 kmE
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 9 kmNW
  • Karataş Tepesi Mountain 19 kmE

25–60 km384 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 39 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 44 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 53 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 49 kmNE

60–100 km678 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 64 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 87 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 63 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 75 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sinin Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    0.9 km E
  • Kavak Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.6 km S
  • Kapıdağı Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.7 km S
  • Üçüzler Village, Çatak İlçesi
    3.1 km NW
  • Çiçkanis Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.4 km NE
  • Bilgi Village, Çatak İlçesi
    7.2 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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