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Natural site

Yahya Pınarı

Located in Van Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°22′02″ N 43°21′02″ E

Map showing the location of Yahya Pınarı Yahya Pınarı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,185 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gürpınar
7.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport11 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport120 km

About Yahya Pınarı

Yahya Pınarı is a natural site. Location: Van Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Navşor Tepesi and Musa Pınarı.

Climate of Yahya Pınarı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 56 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 147 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 154 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 277 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
April (72 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 Yahya Pınarı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°10°16°22°28°28°23°15°7°0°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°5°9°13°12°7°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)4247617258247713535648

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Yahya Pınarı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 11 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 14 km to the north.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 11 kmnorth
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 120 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 146 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 14 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 133 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 147 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 152 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 154 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Yahya Pınarı

Within 100 km: 34 historic and cultural sites, 579 natural sites, 380 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km59 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 25 kmNE
  • Bostaniçi Gölü Lake 19 kmN
  • Oğlak Tepe Mountain 24 kmN
  • Kırmızıtaş Tepe Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km257 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 43 kmNE
  • Lim Island Island 55 kmN
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 35 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 28 kmW

60–100 km677 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 63 kmW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 80 kmNE
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 89 kmNE
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 74 kmE

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