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Natural site

Kandil Pinar

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°33′38″ N 44°08′39″ E

Map showing the location of Kandil Pinar Kandil Pinar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,163 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zincirkıran
3.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport72 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport113 km

About Kandil Pinar

Kandil Pinar is a natural site. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Süleyman Pınarı and Kurucan Deresi.

Climate of Kandil Pinar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 39 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 208 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 220 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 348 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (65 mm)
Driest month
August (12 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 Kandil Pinar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°11°16°22°27°27°23°15°8°0°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-6°0°4°8°12°11°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)363848655933161212453939

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kandil Pinar

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 72 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 67 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 72 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 113 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 128 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 67 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 152 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 160 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 205 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 208 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kandil Pinar

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 279 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km47 places

  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 5 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 21 kmW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 19 kmSW
  • Çaçan Gölü Lake 12 kmE

25–60 km155 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 30 kmW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 48 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 51 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 28 kmN

60–100 km286 places

  • Lim Island Island 77 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 92 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 100 kmW
  • Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 63 kmW

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