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Tuşba

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°31′38″ N 43°22′27″ E

Map showing the location of Tuşba Tuşba
Location in Turkey
Population
138,123
138.1K
Elevation
1,699 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
98
listed under Tuşba
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport8 km
AJI Ağrı Airport129 km

About Tuşba

Tuşba is a district. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Population: 138,123. The best months to visit are May–June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Bostaniçi Gölü and Van Atatürk Şehir Stadyumu.

Climate of Tuşba

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night -1° · Rain 53 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 164 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 169 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 287 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (66 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Tuşba
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°6°13°19°26°31°31°26°18°10°3°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-3°3°7°11°15°14°10°4°-1°-5°
Precipitation (mm)3943556657267713525345

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Tuşba

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 8 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 4 km to the south.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 8 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 129 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 132 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 4 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 135 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 142 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 163 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 166 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Tuşba

Within 100 km: 30 historic and cultural sites, 482 natural sites, 326 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 21 kmE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 22 kmE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 23 kmNE
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 10 kmNE

25–60 km225 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 37 kmE
  • Lim Island Island 38 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 27 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km562 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 64 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 65 kmNE
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 79 kmNE
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 68 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Tuşba

98 places
  1. 1 Adıgüzel 1K
  2. 2 Yaylıyaka 570
  3. 3 Derebey 466
  4. 4 Akçaören 404
  5. 5 Yeniköşk 397
  6. 6 Kumluca 299
  7. 7 Yalnızağaç 210
  8. 8 Tabanlı 207

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages45

Mountains & nature7

Nearby attractions & nature

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