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Kapan Deresi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°36′25″ N 43°53′21″ E

Map showing the location of Kapan Deresi Kapan Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,993 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yukarı Mollahasan
1.8 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport51 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport121 km

About Kapan Deresi

Kapan Deresi is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Çayır Deresi and Şehitömer Tepesi.

Climate of Kapan Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 41 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 197 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 206 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 331 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (65 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Kapan Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°12°18°23°29°29°24°16°8°1°
Average low (°C)-13°-11°-5°1°5°8°13°12°8°3°-2°-8°
Precipitation (mm)384050655932141112474141

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kapan Deresi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 51 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 46 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 51 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 121 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 138 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 46 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 143 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 147 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 186 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 196 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kapan Deresi

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 329 natural sites, 218 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km50 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 11 kmSW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 24 kmW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 22 kmE
  • Akgöl Lake 13 kmS

25–60 km207 places

  • Lim Island Island 55 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 29 kmSW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 40 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 36 kmNE

60–100 km307 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 70 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 80 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 83 kmW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 86 kmW

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