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Natural site

Şora Pınarı

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°19′51″ N 43°22′24″ E

Map showing the location of Şora Pınarı Şora Pınarı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,770 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gürpınar
3.3 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport16 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport115 km

About Şora Pınarı

Şora Pınarı is a natural site. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Diryan Deresi and Güzelsu Çayı.

Climate of Şora Pınarı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 145 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 153 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 277 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
April (80 mm)
Driest month
August (7 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 Şora Pınarı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°13°19°25°31°31°26°18°10°3°
Average low (°C)-8°-7°-3°3°8°12°16°15°11°6°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)4653698061238712546053

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Şora Pınarı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 16 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 18 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 16 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 115 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 150 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 18 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 133 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 145 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 153 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 156 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Şora Pınarı

Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 599 natural sites, 389 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 23 kmN
  • Kırmızıtaş Tepe Mountain 18 kmE
  • Kartal Tepe Mountain 22 kmS
  • Camıztaşı Tepesi Mountain 11 kmNE

25–60 km270 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 44 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 60 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 40 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 30 kmW

60–100 km690 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 66 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 83 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 63 kmNW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 90 kmNE

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