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Sonan Deresi

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°59′02″ N 44°00′44″ E

Map showing the location of Sonan Deresi Sonan Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,987 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Berdük
1.1 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport52 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport80 km

About Sonan Deresi

Sonan Deresi is a river. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Yavrucak Çayı and Pis Deresi.

Climate of Sonan Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night -1° · Rain 59 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 159 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 177 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 315 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (83 mm)
Driest month
July (8 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 Sonan Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°5°13°19°24°30°30°25°17°10°2°
Average low (°C)-10°-8°-3°2°7°11°15°15°11°5°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)526075835420888485959

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Sonan Deresi

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 79 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 52 kmsouth
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 80 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 99 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 79 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 160 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 177 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 182 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 210 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sonan Deresi

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 471 natural sites, 327 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Olukbaşı Dağı Mountain 20 kmS
  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 15 kmSW
  • Küp Dağı Mountain 23 kmS
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 20 kmNW

25–60 km270 places

  • Akgöl Lake 57 kmN
  • Çalyan Gölü Lake 59 kmW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 53 kmN
  • Ayran Gölü Lake 45 kmSW

60–100 km483 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 64 kmN
  • Akdamar Adası Island 94 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 99 kmNW
  • Turna Gölü Lake 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Berdük Village, Başkale İlçesi
    1.1 km W
  • Lisek Village, Başkale İlçesi
    1.8 km N
  • Resulanis Village, Başkale İlçesi
    2.6 km NE
  • Başkale City, Başkale İlçesi
    6.8 km N
  • Sorhaç Village, Başkale İlçesi
    4 km W
  • Yüceler Village, Başkale İlçesi
    4.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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