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Hanikan Deresi

Located in Bitlis Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°06′44″ N 42°33′16″ E

Map showing the location of Hanikan Deresi Hanikan Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,472 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Akşar Bucağı
0.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport79 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport94 km

About Hanikan Deresi

Hanikan Deresi is a river. Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Puns Deresi and Merga Pınarı.

Climate of Hanikan Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 97 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 93 km south20°
  • Silopi · 97 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 202 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
April (120 mm)
Driest month
July (5 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 Hanikan Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°14°21°27°32°32°28°20°12°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°5°10°14°18°18°14°8°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)839910812078195510709793

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

How to get to Hanikan Deresi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 79 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 58 km to the west.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 79 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 94 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 105 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 58 kmwest
  • Van Population: 525K 84 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 93 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 97 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 127 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hanikan Deresi

Within 100 km: 136 historic and cultural sites, 978 natural sites, 437 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km85 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 6 kmS
  • Karz Dağı Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Hasteri Mountains Mountain 13 kmS
  • Hasobeşir Tepesi Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km433 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 49 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 47 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 49 kmNE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 42 kmN

60–100 km1,033 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 65 kmSW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 72 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 65 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Akşar Bucağı Municipality, Bitlis Province
    0.5 km SW
  • Soğuksu Village, Hizan İlçesi
    0.2 km W
  • Ureh Village, Hizan İlçesi
    1.2 km E
  • Doğrular Village, Hizan İlçesi
    1.8 km NE
  • Sarıtaş Village, Hizan İlçesi
    2.1 km W
  • Özenli Village, Hizan İlçesi
    2.1 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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