Aghperig Monastery
Located in Mutki İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°34′44″ N 41°35′53″ E
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Elevation
- 1,803 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- MSR Muş Airport20 km
- BAL Batman Airport84 km
About Aghperig Monastery
Aghperig Monastery is a tourist attraction. Location: Mutki İlçesi, Bitlis Province.
St. Aghperig monastery (variously Աղբերկայ Aghperga or Ս. Աղբերիկ Վանք Aghprig Monastery), also known as Beyaz Kilise, is a medieval Armenian monastic complex in the Sasun Mountains of eastern Turkey, in the historic Sasun region. Built around the year 300 AD, it was used until the Armenian genocide after 1915 and then fell into ruins. It is located 56 kilometres West of Lake Van in the north of the Sassun mountains in the Sason district in the province of Bitlis.
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At a glance
- Architectural style
- Armenian architecture
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Photos of Aghperig Monastery
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Climate of Aghperig Monastery
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June, September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 112 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Cizre · 148 km south20°
- Silopi · 167 km southeast20°
- Kızıltepe · 179 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- April (136 mm)
- Driest month
- August (7 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -1° | 0° | 4° | 11° | 18° | 24° | 29° | 30° | 25° | 17° | 9° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -8° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 5° | 0° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 110 | 115 | 136 | 87 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 78 | 112 | 112 |
How to get to Aghperig Monastery
The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 20 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 78 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 20 kmnorth
- Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 84 kmsouthwest
- Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 93 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Siirt Population: 114K 78 kmsoutheast
- Batman Population: 452.2K 87 kmsouthwest
- Bingoel Population: 128.9K 102 kmwest
- Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 142 kmsouthwest
- Cizre Population: 134K 148 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Aghperig Monastery
Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 844 natural sites, 405 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km32 places
- Meydan Dağı Mountain 24 kmSW
- Kuşçudağı Tepe Mountain 9 kmS
- Kurtik Dağı Mountain 15 kmNW
- Kazka Dağı Mountain 24 kmNW
25–60 km137 places
- Lake Nemrut Lake 54 kmE
- Batman Barajı Lake 58 kmSW
- Garzan Barajı Lake 34 kmS
- Nilüfer Gölü Lake 55 kmN
60–100 km1,184 places
- Demirkaya Historic site 90 kmS
- Simhaç Adası Island 92 kmE
- Seki Gölü Lake 74 kmN
- Lake Nazik Lake 68 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Çayır Dağı Mountain, Mutki İlçesi2 km NW
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Haçreş Dağları Mountain, Muş Province6.3 km N
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Hindanik Deresi River, Bitlis Province7.9 km SE
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Kuşçudağı Tepe Mountain, Batman Province9.3 km S
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Subaşıdağı Tepe Mountain, Batman Province13 km SW
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Subaşı Dağı Mountain, Mus14 km SW
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Muşgüneyi Dağları Mountain, Sason İlçesi13 km S
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Ayşehatun Dağı Mountain, Mutki İlçesi24 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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