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Natural site

Kırk Pınarı

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°48′20″ N 44°06′08″ E

Map showing the location of Kırk Pınarı Kırk Pınarı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,047 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dorutay Bucağı
0.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport77 km
NAJ Nakhchivan International Airport125 km

About Kırk Pınarı

Kırk Pınarı is a natural site. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Çayır Dere and Celal Tepesi.

Climate of Kırk Pınarı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 38 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 225 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 235 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 357 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (61 mm)
Driest month
September (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 Kırk Pınarı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°3°11°17°22°28°28°24°15°8°0°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-6°1°4°7°12°11°6°2°-3°-10°
Precipitation (mm)353743616035171312453838

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kırk Pınarı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 77 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) (125 km). The nearest large city is Van, 71 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 77 kmsouthwest
  • Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ) Nakhchivan 125 kmeast
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 131 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 71 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 124 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 136 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 212 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 225 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kırk Pınarı

Within 100 km: 13 historic and cultural sites, 258 natural sites, 163 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km44 places

  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 10 kmE
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 22 kmS
  • Yusufağa Tepe Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Mollatopuz Tepe Mountain 20 kmS

25–60 km133 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 40 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 57 kmSW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 27 kmNW
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 51 kmSW

60–100 km257 places

  • Lim Island Island 66 kmW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 91 kmW
  • Lake Arin Lake 97 kmW
  • Saz Gölü Lake 96 kmN

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