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Mountain

Kara Dağ

Located in Muradiye / Berkri, Van Province Coordinates: 38°49′53″ N 43°45′29″ E

Map showing the location of Kara Dağ Kara Dağ
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,553 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Akbulak
5.5 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport55 km
AJI Ağrı Airport111 km

About Kara Dağ

Kara Dağ is a mountain. Location: Muradiye / Berkri, Van Province. Elevation: 2,553 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include İsabey Dağı and Ziyaret Tepesi.

Climate of Kara Dağ

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -6° · Rain 48 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 210 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 216 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 333 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
April (68 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 Kara Dağ
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-4°0°8°14°19°25°25°21°12°5°-3°
Average low (°C)-16°-14°-9°-3°1°5°9°8°4°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)394249685932141114534844

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

How to get to Kara Dağ

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 55 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 50 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 55 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 111 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 128 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 50 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 116 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 124 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 188 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 210 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kara Dağ

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 317 natural sites, 209 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Süphan Gölü Lake 18 kmNE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 24 kmSW
  • Doğançay Dağı Mountain 15 kmSE
  • Davutağa Dağı Mountain 14 kmSW

25–60 km199 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 33 kmS
  • Lim Island Island 36 kmW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 42 kmS
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 40 kmE

60–100 km311 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 63 kmSW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 83 kmSW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 85 kmSW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 84 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Akbulak Village, Muradiye / Berkri
    5.5 km W
  • Beşparmak Village, Muradiye / Berkri
    3.4 km NE
  • Çakmak Village, Muradiye / Berkri
    3.8 km SE
  • Sarı Mehmet Village, Muradiye / Berkri
    5.7 km SW
  • Dağören Village, Muradiye / Berkri
    5.9 km S
  • Akçaçay Village, Muradiye / Berkri
    6.4 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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