Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Akbaş

Located in Hizan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°13′00″ N 42°29′00″ E

Map showing the location of Akbaş Akbaş
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,472 m
above sea level
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
MSR Muş Airport93 km

About Akbaş

Akbaş is a village. Location: Hizan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 1,472 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Cenikesin Deresi and Horoz Deresi.

Climate of Akbaş

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 · 108 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 203 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Akbaş
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 Akbaş

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 79 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 57 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 79 kmeast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 93 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 102 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 84 kmeast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 102 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 108 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 124 kmwest

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

Day trips from Akbaş

Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 953 natural sites, 422 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km77 places

  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 21 kmN
  • Varan Tepe Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Sini Dağı Mountain 25 kmW
  • Serkaç Tepe Mountain 18 kmW

25–60 km367 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 50 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 47 kmE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 46 kmNE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 33 kmNE

60–100 km1,051 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 67 kmSW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 68 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 79 kmNE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 74 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: