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Monastery of Saint Bartholomew

Located in Başkale İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°08′42″ N 44°12′36″ E

Monastery of Saint Bartholomew
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Nearest town
Albayrak
0.8 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
2,057 m
above sea level
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport66 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport85 km

About Monastery of Saint Bartholomew

Monastery of Saint Bartholomew is a tourist attraction. Location: Başkale İlçesi, Van Province.

From Wikipedia

Saint Bartholomew Monastery (Armenian: Սուրբ Բարդուղիմեոսի վանք, Surb Barduğimeosi vank' ; Western Armenian: Surp Part'uğimeosi vank' ) was a medieval Armenian monastery in the historic province of Vaspurakan, 23 km north-east from the town of Başkale, in present-day Turkey's Van Province, near the Iranian border. The monastery was built on the traditional site of martyrdom of Bartholomew the Apostle, who is reputed to have brought Christianity to Armenia in the first century.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
13th century
Architectural style
Armenian architecture

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Monastery of Saint Bartholomew

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 48 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 183 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 200 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 337 km west19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (75 mm)
Driest month
September (8 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 Monastery of Saint Bartholomew
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°12°18°24°29°29°25°17°9°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-3°2°7°11°15°15°11°5°0°-6°
Precipitation (mm)4148667555231198444847

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Monastery of Saint Bartholomew

The nearest airport is Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 82 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 66 kmsouth
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 85 kmnorthwest
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 92 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 184 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 198 kmnorth
  • Cizre Population: 134K 200 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 201 kmwest

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

Day trips from Monastery of Saint Bartholomew

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 381 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Mirömer Dağı Mountain 25 kmN
  • Melik Tepesi Mountain 20 kmNW
  • Başkale Dağı Mountain 24 kmW
  • Koç Dağı Mountain 15 kmS

25–60 km190 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 56 kmNW
  • Değirmi Gölü Lake 52 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 46 kmNW
  • Çöplük Göleti Lake 41 kmNW

60–100 km420 places

  • Turna Gölü Lake 64 kmNW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 96 kmN
  • Hasantimur Gölü Lake 73 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 68 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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