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Village

Karahisar

Located in Saray İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°23′01″ N 44°08′26″ E

Map showing the location of Karahisar Karahisar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,377 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport71 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport93 km

About Karahisar

Karahisar is a village. Location: Saray İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 2,377 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Hasanbey Pinar and Nizar Tepesi.

Climate of Karahisar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 42 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 194 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 208 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 340 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
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 Karahisar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°10°16°21°26°26°22°14°7°0°
Average low (°C)-12°-11°-6°0°4°8°12°12°8°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)364157716032151211474241

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

How to get to Karahisar

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 71 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 67 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 71 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 93 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 114 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 67 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 171 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 176 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 194 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 199 kmwest

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

Day trips from Karahisar

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 329 natural sites, 225 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Akgöl Lake 22 kmNW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 18 kmNW
  • Çaçan Gölü Lake 23 kmNE
  • Mollasadi Dağı Mountain 21 kmNW

25–60 km162 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 34 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 48 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 47 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 49 kmW

60–100 km349 places

  • Lim Island Island 87 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 95 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 97 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 69 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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