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Natural site

Mergan Pınarı

Located in Bitlis Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°19′09″ N 42°27′46″ E

Map showing the location of Mergan Pınarı Mergan Pınarı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,487 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yedikardeş
3.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport78 km
MSR Muş Airport85 km

About Mergan Pınarı

Mergan Pınarı is a natural site. Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Karz Dağı and Bal Dağı.

Climate of Mergan Pınarı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 104 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 113 km south20°
  • Silopi · 120 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 208 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
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 Mergan Pınarı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-2°1°7°13°20°25°25°20°12°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-7°-2°3°7°11°10°7°1°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)89105111126812155117510499

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

How to get to Mergan Pınarı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 78 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 63 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 78 kmeast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 85 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 112 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 63 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 83 kmeast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 112 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 119 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 126 kmwest

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

Day trips from Mergan Pınarı

Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 882 natural sites, 402 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km83 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 24 kmNE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 9 kmN
  • Sini Dağı Mountain 25 kmSW
  • Serkaç Tepe Mountain 20 kmSW

25–60 km240 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 50 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 47 kmE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 43 kmE
  • Şahur Adası Island 35 kmNE

60–100 km1,067 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 74 kmSW
  • Lim Island Island 98 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 63 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 71 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yedikardeş Village, Hizan İlçesi
    3.9 km SW
  • Akbaş Village, Hizan İlçesi
    4.6 km S
  • Hizan City, Hizan İlçesi
    11 km S
  • Yoğurtlu Village, Hizan İlçesi
    5.3 km S
  • Aladana Village, Hizan İlçesi
    5.5 km SW
  • Gökay Village, Hizan İlçesi
    5.5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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