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Village

Karkınık

Located in Mutki İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°24′56″ N 41°44′17″ E

Map showing the location of Karkınık Karkınık
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,125 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport37 km
BAL Batman Airport77 km

About Karkınık

Karkınık is a village. Location: Mutki İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 1,125 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Gümüşkanal Çayı and Ayşehatun Dağı.

Climate of Karkınık

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 117 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 127 km south20°
  • Silopi · 145 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 170 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
April (133 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 Karkınık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°9°16°22°28°33°34°29°21°13°6°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°1°6°11°15°19°19°15°9°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1081201221337922551175117122

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Karkınık

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 37 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 57 km to the south.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 37 kmnorth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 77 kmsouthwest
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 111 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 57 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 79 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 120 kmnorthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 127 kmsouth
  • Van Population: 525K 144 kmeast

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

Day trips from Karkınık

Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 1,013 natural sites, 407 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km32 places

  • Garzan Barajı Lake 17 kmSW
  • Yorak Dağı Mountain 9 kmS
  • Tandırdağı Tepe Mountain 19 kmS
  • Rezi Dağı Mountain 15 kmS

25–60 km380 places

  • Lake Nemrut Lake 48 kmNE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 51 kmS
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 56 kmS
  • Batman Barajı Lake 59 kmW

60–100 km1,155 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 69 kmS
  • Simhaç Adası Island 80 kmE
  • Şahur Adası Island 94 kmE
  • Seki Gölü Lake 94 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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