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Vandoğusu Dağları

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°24′15″ N 44°02′05″ E

Map showing the location of Vandoğusu Dağları Vandoğusu Dağları
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,763 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çakmakköy
1.6 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport62 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport97 km

About Vandoğusu Dağları

Vandoğusu Dağları is a mountain. Location: Van Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,763 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Şekersuyu Pinar and Nizar Tepesi.

Climate of Vandoğusu Dağları

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -5° · Rain 42 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 189 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 202 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 332 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (71 mm)
Driest month
September (11 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 Vandoğusu Dağları
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°0°7°13°19°24°24°20°12°5°-2°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-8°-2°2°6°10°9°5°0°-5°-11°
Precipitation (mm)364157716032151211474241

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Vandoğusu Dağları

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 62 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 58 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 62 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 97 kmsouth
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 122 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 58 kmwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 169 kmnorth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 169 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 189 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 191 kmwest

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

Day trips from Vandoğusu Dağları

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 339 natural sites, 247 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 25 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 25 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 14 kmNW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 9 kmNW

25–60 km187 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 38 kmW
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 47 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 40 kmNW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 50 kmNW

60–100 km351 places

  • Lim Island Island 79 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 86 kmW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 88 kmW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 91 kmW

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