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Village

Babacan

Located in Muradiye / Berkri, Van Province Coordinates: 39°06′15″ N 43°46′09″ E

Map showing the location of Babacan Babacan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,982 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport80 km
AJI Ağrı Airport89 km

About Babacan

Babacan is a village. Location: Muradiye / Berkri, Van Province. Elevation: 1,982 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Köse Dağı and Kom Dere.

Climate of Babacan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 47 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 236 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 241 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 351 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (67 mm)
Driest month
August (15 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 Babacan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°11°17°23°29°29°24°16°8°1°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-5°1°5°8°13°12°8°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)354046676540181517564742

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Babacan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 80 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 76 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 80 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 89 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 97 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 76 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 94 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 206 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 232 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Babacan

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 276 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 18 kmSE
  • Kazlıgöl Lake 25 kmNE
  • Kurukavşak Tepe Mountain 9 kmW
  • Köse Dağı Mountain 7 kmNE

25–60 km155 places

  • Lim Island Island 45 kmSW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 51 kmSE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 51 kmS
  • Aytepe Mountain 26 kmNE

60–100 km296 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 64 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 81 kmSW
  • Lake Van Lake 92 kmSW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 72 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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