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Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Located in Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°20′25″ N 43°02′13″ E

Cathedral of the Holy Cross
loiez Deniel · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Gevaş
7.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
1,634 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport29 km
MSR Muş Airport128 km

About Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Cathedral of the Holy Cross is a tourist attraction. Location: Gevaş İlçesi, Van Province.

From Wikipedia

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surp Khachʿ egeghetsʿi, Turkish: Aghtamar Kilisesi or Surp Haç Kilisesi) on Aghtamar Island, in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, is a medieval Armenian Apostolic cathedral, built in 921 as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspurakan and later serving as the seat of the Catholicosate of Aghtamar. After the Armenian genocide in 1915, it got abandoned and now turned into a museum.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
915
Architectural style
Armenian architecture
Heritage designation
Tentative World Heritage Site

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 132 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 135 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 251 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
April (72 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°5°11°16°22°27°27°23°16°9°4°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-1°5°9°13°17°16°13°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)4653627259214411526251

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

How to get to Cathedral of the Holy Cross

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 35 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 29 kmnortheast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 128 kmwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 137 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 35 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 106 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 132 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 153 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Within 100 km: 45 historic and cultural sites, 612 natural sites, 370 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km56 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 1 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 5 kmNW
  • Avdu Adaları Island 14 kmNW
  • Şahur Adası Island 24 kmNW

25–60 km279 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 30 kmN
  • Simhaç Adası Island 38 kmNW
  • Lake Van Lake 34 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 52 kmE

60–100 km692 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 70 kmE
  • Lim Island Island 64 kmNE
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 78 kmNW
  • Lake Nazik Lake 87 kmNW

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