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Hizan İlçesi

Located in Bitlis Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°13′34″ N 42°25′30″ E

Map showing the location of Hizan İlçesi Hizan İlçesi
Location in Turkey
Population
37,922
37.9K
Elevation
1,479 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
189
listed under Hizan İlçesi
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport84 km
MSR Muş Airport88 km

About Hizan İlçesi

Hizan İlçesi is a district. Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey. Population: 37,922. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Horoz Deresi and Geliduli Deresi.

Climate of Hizan İlçesi

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 104 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 102 km south20°
  • Silopi · 109 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 199 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
April (126 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 Hizan İlçesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°14°20°26°31°31°27°19°12°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°5°9°13°17°17°13°8°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)89105111126812155117510499

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

How to get to Hizan İlçesi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 84 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 54 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 84 kmeast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 88 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 54 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 89 kmeast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 102 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 109 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 120 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hizan İlçesi

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 971 natural sites, 425 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 20 kmN
  • Varan Tepe Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Sini Dağı Mountain 20 kmW
  • Serkaç Tepe Mountain 13 kmW

25–60 km409 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 55 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 52 kmE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 50 kmNE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 34 kmNE

60–100 km1,037 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 64 kmSW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 72 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 61 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 81 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Hizan İlçesi

189 places
  1. 1 Hizan 15.3K
  2. 2 Kepirli 1.1K
  3. 3 Sağırkaya 373
  4. 4 Yığınkaya 309
  5. 5 Sarpkaya 17

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages51

Mountains & nature4

Nearby attractions & nature

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