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Village

Aşit

Located in Tuşba, Van Province Coordinates: 38°38′02″ N 43°23′21″ E

Map showing the location of Aşit Aşit
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,033 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 Airport19 km
AJI Ağrı Airport118 km

About Aşit

Aşit is a village. Location: Tuşba, Van Province. Elevation: 2,033 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Aşıt Tepe and Selahattin Pınarı.

Climate of Aşit

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -3° · Rain 53 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 175 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 179 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 294 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
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 Aşit
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°11°17°23°29°29°24°15°8°1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-5°1°5°9°13°12°7°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)3943556657267713525345

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Aşit

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 19 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 15 km to the south.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 19 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 118 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 142 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 15 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 124 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 149 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 154 kmnorth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 174 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Aşit

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 415 natural sites, 300 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 22 kmSE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 17 kmE
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 9 kmSE
  • Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 12 kmS

25–60 km216 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 38 kmE
  • Lim Island Island 26 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 27 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 45 kmSW

60–100 km483 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 67 kmW
  • Lake Nazik Lake 99 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 74 kmE
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 66 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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