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Village

Mercan

Located in Adaklı İlçesi, Bingöl Province Coordinates: 39°13′27″ N 40°37′35″ E

Map showing the location of Mercan Mercan
Location in Turkey
Population
195
195
Elevation
1,814 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
BGG Bingöl Airport41 km
ERZ Erzurum International Airport94 km

About Mercan

Mercan is a village. Location: Adaklı İlçesi, Bingöl Province. Population: 195. Elevation: 1,814 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Aktaşdağı Tepesi and Aktaş Dağı.

Climate of Mercan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night -1° · Rain 102 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 226 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 235 km south18°
  • Cizre · 251 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (123 mm)
Driest month
August (9 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 Mercan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°4°12°18°24°29°29°25°17°9°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-4°2°7°11°15°14°10°5°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)95929712396341191572102105

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Mercan

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 41 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 39 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 41 kmsouth
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 94 kmnortheast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 39 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 94 kmnortheast
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 113 kmnorthwest
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 136 kmsouthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 150 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Mercan

Within 100 km: 8 historic and cultural sites, 846 natural sites, 534 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Siper Tepesi Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Karababa Tepesi Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Arik Dağı Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Yassı Tepe Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km646 places

  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 40 kmW
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 33 kmSW
  • Bahri Gölü Lake 46 kmE
  • Taşlı Göl Lake 52 kmN

60–100 km699 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 69 kmE
  • Lake Akdoğan Lake 97 kmE
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 91 kmS
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 95 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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