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İhtiyarşahap Dağları

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°09′00″ N 42°54′00″ E

Map showing the location of İhtiyarşahap Dağları İhtiyarşahap Dağları
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,052 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bahçesaray
9.4 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport52 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport114 km

About İhtiyarşahap Dağları

İhtiyarşahap Dağları is a mountain. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 3,052 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Mikelecasus Tepesi and Kavuşşahap Dağları.

Climate of İhtiyarşahap Dağları

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -5° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 108 km south20°
  • Cizre · 111 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 231 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (111 mm)
Driest month
August (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of İhtiyarşahap Dağları
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-2°4°10°16°22°23°18°10°3°-3°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-9°-4°1°5°10°9°5°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)64789211182259813698174

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to İhtiyarşahap Dağları

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 52 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 57 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 52 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 114 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 127 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 57 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 88 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 108 kmsouth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 111 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 158 kmwest

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

Day trips from İhtiyarşahap Dağları

Within 100 km: 64 historic and cultural sites, 862 natural sites, 418 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 24 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 25 kmN
  • Kepçe Dağı Mountain 19 kmS
  • Kantarla T Mountain 17 kmN

25–60 km385 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 53 kmN
  • Avdu Adaları Island 32 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 43 kmNW
  • Şahur Adası Island 36 kmN

60–100 km881 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 94 kmSW
  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 90 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 89 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 71 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bahçesaray City, Bahçesaray İlçesi
    9.4 km W
  • Arpit Village, Gevaş İlçesi
    5.7 km N
  • Haneputye Village, Bahçesaray İlçesi
    5.8 km W
  • Ünlüce Village, Bahçesaray İlçesi
    7 km SW
  • Susuz Village, Bahçesaray İlçesi
    6.8 km W
  • Kiris Village, Bahçesaray İlçesi
    6.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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