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Lake Arin

Located in Bitlis Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°48′35″ N 42°59′21″ E

Map showing the location of Lake Arin Lake Arin
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,652 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Esenkıyı
2.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport48 km
AJI Ağrı Airport94 km

About Lake Arin

Lake Arin is a lake. Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,652 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include İskele Burnu and Karasuyu Deresi.

Climate of Lake Arin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 61 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 179 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 180 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 278 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
April (71 mm)
Driest month
July (6 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 Lake Arin
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°4°10°16°22°27°27°23°16°9°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-2°4°8°12°15°15°11°6°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)4554597162266613586149

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

How to get to Lake Arin

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 49 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 48 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 94 kmnorth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 116 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 49 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 101 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 134 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 154 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 179 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Lake Arin

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 377 natural sites, 298 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km23 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 24 kmS
  • Lake Van Lake 22 kmS
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 15 kmW
  • Dipsiz Göl Lake 11 kmE

25–60 km186 places

  • Lim Island Island 32 kmE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 52 kmS
  • Kuzu Adası Island 50 kmS
  • Avdu Adaları Island 42 kmS

60–100 km489 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 77 kmSE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 66 kmSE
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 78 kmE
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 70 kmW

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