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Mountain

Ara Tepe

Located in Genç İlçesi, Bingöl Province Coordinates: 38°47′15″ N 40°47′53″ E

Map showing the location of Ara Tepe Ara Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,495 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Koçsırtı
2.4 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
BGG Bingöl Airport19 km
MSR Muş Airport75 km

About Ara Tepe

Ara Tepe is a mountain. Location: Genç İlçesi, Bingöl Province. Elevation: 1,495 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Yiğitler Dere and Yağız Deresi.

Climate of Ara Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 106 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 179 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 196 km southwest18°
  • Cizre · 202 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
April (130 mm)
Driest month
August (6 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 Ara Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°14°20°27°32°32°28°19°11°4°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°4°9°13°17°17°13°7°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)1171141211308624761164106116

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Ara Tepe

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 19 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 29 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 19 kmnorthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 75 kmeast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 99 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 29 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 104 kmsouth
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 109 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 131 kmnorth
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 138 kmwest

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

Day trips from Ara Tepe

Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 654 natural sites, 481 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km68 places

  • Yaylım Dağı Mountain 14 kmE
  • Mirismail Dağı Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Lis Dağı Mountain 23 kmS
  • Körik Dağı Mountain 12 kmSW

25–60 km221 places

  • Dipni Barajı Lake 59 kmSW
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 45 kmS
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 49 kmNW
  • Yayla Tepe Mountain 30 kmNW

60–100 km863 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 73 kmNE
  • Lake Akdoğan Lake 91 kmNE
  • Batman Barajı Lake 67 kmSE
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 93 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Koçsırtı Village, Genç İlçesi
    2.4 km E
  • Vahkin Village, Genç İlçesi
    3.1 km NW
  • Dinasor Village, Genç İlçesi
    3.1 km E
  • Dilektaşı Village, Genç İlçesi
    3.2 km SW
  • Yağızca Village, Genç İlçesi
    4.1 km NW
  • Kepçeli Village, Genç İlçesi
    5.1 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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