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Region

Van Province

Local name: Van ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 38°24′26″ N 43°43′04″ E

Van Province
Myararat83 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,128,749
1.1M
Elevation
2,546 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
345
listed under Van Province
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport34 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport106 km

About Van Province

Van Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 1,128,749.

From Wikipedia

Van Province (Turkish: Van ili, Kurdish: Parezgêha Wanê, Armenian: Վանի մարզ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. Its area is 20,921 km2, and its population is 1,128,749 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Bitlis to the west, Siirt to the southwest, Şırnak and Hakkâri to the south, and Ağrı to the north. The capital of the province is the city of Van, with a population of 525,016 as of 2022.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
21,334 km²
Official website
van.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Van Province

Population of Van Province over time

Population of Van Province over time
2009 1,022,330
2018 1,123,784
2021 994,436

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Van Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -5° · Rain 49 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 170 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 180 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 307 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
April (73 mm)
Driest month
August (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Van Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°1°8°14°20°26°26°21°13°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-8°-2°3°6°11°10°6°1°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)414660736030131112514946

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Van Province

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 34 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 31 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 34 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 106 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 144 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 31 kmwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 157 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 164 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 170 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 171 kmnorth

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

Places in Van Province

345 places
  1. 1 Van 525K
  2. 2 İpekyolu 274.9K
  3. 3 Erciş 171K
  4. 4 Tuşba 138.1K
  5. 5 Edremit 127.8K
  6. 6 Özalp İlçesi 73K
  7. 7 Çaldıran İlçesi 66.6K
  8. 8 Başkale İlçesi 59K
  9. 9 Muradiye / Berkri 51.3K
  10. 10 Gürpınar İlçesi 38.8K
  11. 11 Gevaş İlçesi 26.6K
  12. 12 Çatak İlçesi 23.4K
  13. 13 Saray İlçesi 22.8K
  14. 14 Bahçesaray İlçesi 16.8K

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

Cities & villages4

Mountains & nature10

Lakes, rivers & coasts32

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Van Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources