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Mountain

Kırkşehit Tepe

Located in Adilcevaz İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°57′00″ N 42°50′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kırkşehit Tepe Kırkşehit Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
3,219 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kucak
5.6 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport69 km
AJI Ağrı Airport80 km

About Kırkşehit Tepe

Kırkşehit Tepe is a mountain. Location: Adilcevaz İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 3,219 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Buzkaya Dağı and Mount Süphan.

Climate of Kırkşehit Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -9° · Rain 66 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 189 km south20°
  • Silopi · 192 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 278 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
April (91 mm)
Driest month
August (14 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 Kırkşehit Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-5°2°8°14°20°20°16°8°0°-6°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-12°-7°-2°2°6°5°1°-4°-9°-13°
Precipitation (mm)485967918440151419716655

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Kırkşehit Tepe

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 70 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 69 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 80 kmnorth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 104 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 87 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 137 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 150 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 171 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Kırkşehit Tepe

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 321 natural sites, 277 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Lake Arin Lake 21 kmSE
  • Batmış Gölü Lake 17 kmW
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 13 kmS
  • Beyaz Göl Lake 13 kmNE

25–60 km144 places

  • Lim Island Island 46 kmE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 44 kmSE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 58 kmS
  • Simhaç Adası Island 54 kmS

60–100 km441 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 96 kmSE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 70 kmS
  • Kuzu Adası Island 67 kmS
  • Turna Gölü Lake 86 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kucak Village, Patnos District
    5.6 km N
  • Dizginkale Village, Patnos District
    5.9 km NW
  • Armutlu Village, Patnos District
    6.6 km NE
  • Harmantepe Village, Adilcevaz İlçesi
    11 km SW
  • Güvercinli Village, Patnos District
    7.2 km NW
  • Ergeçli Village, Patnos District
    9.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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