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Village

Ekece

Located in İpekyolu, Van Province Coordinates: 38°29′33″ N 43°39′37″ E

Map showing the location of Ekece Ekece
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,636 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport29 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport116 km

About Ekece

Ekece is a village. Location: İpekyolu, Van Province. Elevation: 2,636 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Kazan Dağı and Aktepe.

Climate of Ekece

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -5° · Rain 52 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 174 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 183 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 307 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (75 mm)
Driest month
August (10 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 Ekece
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-3°1°8°14°20°25°25°21°12°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-8°-2°2°6°10°10°5°0°-5°-11°
Precipitation (mm)424863756028111013525248

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

How to get to Ekece

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 29 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 24 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 29 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 116 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 140 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 24 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 146 kmnorth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 162 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 163 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 174 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Ekece

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 421 natural sites, 278 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km60 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 13 kmE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 5 kmSW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 7 kmNW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 21 kmN

25–60 km228 places

  • Lim Island Island 50 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 52 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 57 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 60 kmW

60–100 km436 places

  • Avdu Adaları Island 64 kmW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 88 kmW
  • Şahur Adası Island 74 kmW
  • Lake Van Lake 67 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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