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Geriziyaret Tepesi

Located in Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province Coordinates: 38°03′47″ N 43°48′38″ E

Map showing the location of Geriziyaret Tepesi Geriziyaret Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,315 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gendik
0.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport61 km
YKO Hakkari Yüksekova Airport68 km

About Geriziyaret Tepesi

Geriziyaret Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Gürpınar İlçesi, Van Province. Elevation: 3,315 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Puroma Dağı and Kivankuder Tepesi.

Climate of Geriziyaret Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -8° · Rain 55 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 150 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 165 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 301 km west19°
Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
April (84 mm)
Driest month
August (10 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 Geriziyaret Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-3°4°10°16°21°21°17°9°1°-5°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-11°-5°-1°3°7°7°3°-3°-8°-13°
Precipitation (mm)455473846125111011535552

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Geriziyaret Tepesi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 61 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 61 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 61 kmnorthwest
  • Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) Hakkari 68 kmsoutheast
  • Urmia Airport (OMH) Urmia 119 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 61 kmnorthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 150 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 165 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 165 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 195 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Geriziyaret Tepesi

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 573 natural sites, 363 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Merkez Dağı Mountain 19 kmS
  • Koçkıran Dağı Mountain 21 kmW
  • Keklik Dağı Mountain 13 kmNE
  • Karataş Tepesi Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km318 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 52 kmN
  • Turna Gölü Lake 49 kmN
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 57 kmN
  • Akgöl Lake 48 kmN

60–100 km593 places

  • Lim Island Island 98 kmNW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 88 kmNW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 75 kmNW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gendik Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    0.7 km NE
  • Bilisova Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.4 km S
  • Hatip Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    3.5 km NW
  • Tutak Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.3 km S
  • Holyan Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    4.8 km SE
  • Düzgören Village, Gürpınar İlçesi
    5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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