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Kırk Pınarlar

Located in Bitlis Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°55′02″ N 42°21′15″ E

Map showing the location of Kırk Pınarlar Kırk Pınarlar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,092 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kırıkkaya
2.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport63 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport99 km

About Kırk Pınarlar

Kırk Pınarlar is a natural site. Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Şeyhlicik Dağı and Yakupağa Dağları.

Climate of Kırk Pınarlar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 71 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 177 km south20°
  • Silopi · 186 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 247 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (96 mm)
Driest month
July (11 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 Kırk Pınarlar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°2°9°15°21°26°27°22°14°7°0°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-5°0°4°8°12°12°8°3°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)546774968135111116707159

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Kırk Pınarlar

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 101 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 63 kmwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 99 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 100 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 106 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 115 kmsouth
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 144 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 156 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kırk Pınarlar

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 309 natural sites, 245 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Lake Nazik Lake 8 kmSW
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 13 kmN
  • Ziyaret Dağı Mountain 21 kmE
  • Şeyhlicik Dağı Mountain 6 kmS

25–60 km143 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 55 kmSE
  • Lake Van Lake 58 kmSE
  • Lake Arin Lake 56 kmE
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 35 kmS

60–100 km391 places

  • Lim Island Island 87 kmE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 72 kmSE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 87 kmSE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 83 kmSE

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