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Gençtavus

Located in Solhan İlçesi, Bingöl Province Coordinates: 38°48′12″ N 41°01′38″ E

Map showing the location of Gençtavus Gençtavus
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,402 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
BGG Bingöl Airport38 km
MSR Muş Airport55 km

About Gençtavus

Gençtavus is a village. Location: Solhan İlçesi, Bingöl Province. Elevation: 1,402 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Uğur Deresi and Ülkerdağı Tepesi.

Climate of Gençtavus

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 184 km south19°
  • Cizre · 193 km southeast20°
  • Viranşehir · 208 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
April (129 mm)
Driest month
August (7 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 Gençtavus
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°14°20°27°32°32°28°19°11°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°4°9°13°18°17°13°7°2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)1021051121298326871369103106

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

How to get to Gençtavus

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 38 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 47 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 38 kmwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 55 kmeast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 97 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 47 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 102 kmsouth
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 122 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 125 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 126 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gençtavus

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 658 natural sites, 455 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km40 places

  • Yaylım Dağı Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Pilegor Dağı Mountain 19 kmS
  • Mirismail Dağı Mountain 22 kmS
  • Yaylım Tepe Mountain 9 kmW

25–60 km218 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 58 kmNE
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 51 kmS
  • Bahri Gölü Lake 56 kmN
  • Yayla Tepe Mountain 44 kmNW

60–100 km871 places

  • Lake Akdoğan Lake 72 kmNE
  • Batman Barajı Lake 63 kmS
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 77 kmSW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 80 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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