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Kesen Dere

Located in Bitlis Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°08′15″ N 42°25′46″ E

Map showing the location of Kesen Dere Kesen Dere
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,074 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Deliktaş
1 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport87 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport92 km

About Kesen Dere

Kesen Dere is a river. Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Çalı Dere and Cemeceli Deresi.

Climate of Kesen Dere

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 104 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 92 km south20°
  • Silopi · 99 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 194 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
April (123 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Kesen Dere
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°11°17°23°30°35°34°30°22°14°8°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°3°8°12°17°21°20°16°11°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)94109114123771744970104104

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kesen Dere

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 87 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 49 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 87 kmnortheast
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 92 kmsouth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 95 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 92 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 92 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 99 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 117 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kesen Dere

Within 100 km: 161 historic and cultural sites, 1,023 natural sites, 439 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km84 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 15 kmSE
  • Sini Dağı Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Serkaç Tepe Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Karz Dağı Mountain 18 kmN

25–60 km512 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 58 kmSW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 58 kmNE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 55 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km1,027 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 78 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 68 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 89 kmNE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 81 kmN

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