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Village

Akşar

Located in Hizan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°10′04″ N 42°29′10″ E

Map showing the location of Akşar Akşar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,598 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport81 km
MSR Muş Airport97 km

About Akşar

Akşar is a village. Location: Hizan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 1,598 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Katroş Deresi and Norşin Deresi.

Climate of Akşar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 104 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 97 km south20°
  • Silopi · 103 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 200 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
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 Akşar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°7°13°19°25°30°30°26°18°11°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°4°8°13°17°16°12°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)89105111126812155117510499

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Akşar

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 81 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 55 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 81 kmnortheast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 97 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 97 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 55 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 86 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 97 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 103 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 123 kmwest

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

Day trips from Akşar

Within 100 km: 133 historic and cultural sites, 984 natural sites, 427 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km86 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 14 kmSE
  • Serkaç Tepe Mountain 18 kmW
  • Karz Dağı Mountain 15 kmN
  • Hasteri Mountains Mountain 19 kmS

25–60 km419 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 52 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 49 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 49 kmNE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 38 kmN

60–100 km1,039 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 64 kmSW
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 72 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 63 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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