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Natural site

Koca Pınar

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°26′10″ N 44°05′33″ E

Map showing the location of Koca Pınar Koca Pınar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,547 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kargalı
2 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport66 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport99 km

About Koca Pınar

Koca Pınar is a natural site. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Nizar Tepesi and Vandoğusu Dağları.

Climate of Koca Pınar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -4° · Rain 42 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 195 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 208 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 339 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (71 mm)
Driest month
September (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 Koca Pınar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°1°9°14°20°25°25°21°13°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-7°-1°3°7°11°11°7°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)364157716032151211474241

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

How to get to Koca Pınar

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 66 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 62 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 66 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 99 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 121 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 62 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 165 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 169 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 195 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 197 kmwest

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

Day trips from Koca Pınar

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 313 natural sites, 217 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 20 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 16 kmW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 11 kmW
  • Çaçan Gölü Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km173 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 27 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 43 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 42 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 43 kmW

60–100 km313 places

  • Lim Island Island 80 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 90 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 93 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 96 kmW

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