Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Kolsatan

Located in Tuşba, Van Province Coordinates: 38°38′42″ N 43°26′34″ E

Map showing the location of Kolsatan Kolsatan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,999 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 Airport22 km
AJI Ağrı Airport118 km

About Kolsatan

Kolsatan is a village. Location: Tuşba, Van Province. Elevation: 1,999 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Çomaklıbaba Tepesi and Aşıt Tepe.

Climate of Kolsatan

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 · 178 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 183 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 299 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kolsatan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°11°17°24°29°29°24°16°8°1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-5°1°5°9°13°12°8°2°-3°-7°
Precipitation (mm)3943556657267713525345

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kolsatan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 22 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 17 km to the south.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 22 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 118 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 140 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 17 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 124 kmnorth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 151 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 154 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 178 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kolsatan

Within 100 km: 27 historic and cultural sites, 410 natural sites, 287 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 24 kmSE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 19 kmSE
  • Lake Erçek Lake 12 kmE
  • Çegen Gölü Lake 7 kmS

25–60 km209 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 34 kmE
  • Lim Island Island 26 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 31 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 49 kmSW

60–100 km467 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 72 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 69 kmE
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 61 kmE
  • Batmış Gölü Lake 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: