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Village

Emek

Located in Özalp İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°35′03″ N 43°58′34″ E

Map showing the location of Emek Emek
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,105 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 Airport58 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport117 km

About Emek

Emek is a village. Location: Özalp İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,105 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Köy Deresi and Nacarabad Dağları.

Climate of Emek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 41 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 200 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 210 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 336 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
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 Emek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°3°11°17°23°28°28°24°15°8°0°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-6°0°4°8°12°11°7°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)384050655932141112474141

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Emek

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 53 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 58 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 117 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 140 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 53 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 149 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 149 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 192 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 200 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Emek

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 311 natural sites, 209 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km53 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 16 kmW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 15 kmE
  • Akgöl Lake 11 kmSW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km193 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 35 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 43 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 32 kmNE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 31 kmW

60–100 km291 places

  • Lim Island Island 63 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 78 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 86 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 89 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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