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Nemrut Dağı

Located in Bitlis Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°39′20″ N 42°13′46″ E

Map showing the location of Nemrut Dağı Nemrut Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,948 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sogurt
3.5 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport50 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport98 km

About Nemrut Dağı

Nemrut Dağı is a mountain. Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey. Elevation: 2,948 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Sekil Dağları and Nemrut Caldera.

Climate of Nemrut Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 99 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 147 km south20°
  • Silopi · 158 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 218 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
April (120 mm)
Driest month
July (9 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 Nemrut Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-3°3°10°16°21°21°17°9°2°-4°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-10°-5°-1°3°7°7°3°-2°-7°-11°
Precipitation (mm)799310012086309915819986

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Nemrut Dağı

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 50 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 84 km to the south.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 50 kmwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 98 kmeast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 126 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 84 kmsouth
  • Van Population: 525K 102 kmeast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 128 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 137 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 147 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Nemrut Dağı

Within 100 km: 43 historic and cultural sites, 573 natural sites, 301 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Lake Nemrut Lake 4 kmS
  • Lake Nazik Lake 23 kmN
  • Kurulaval Dağı Mountain 13 kmS
  • Kolongo Tepesi Mountain 19 kmN

25–60 km179 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 41 kmSE
  • Şahur Adası Island 55 kmE
  • Lake Van Lake 59 kmE
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 41 kmN

60–100 km704 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 97 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 75 kmE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 79 kmSE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 74 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sogurt Village, Ahlat İlçesi
    3.5 km E
  • Serinbayır Village, Ahlat İlçesi
    6.7 km E
  • Tegut Village, Ahlat İlçesi
    5.6 km NE
  • Taşharman Village, Ahlat İlçesi
    10 km NE
  • Güzelsu Village, Ahlat İlçesi
    12 km N
  • Çekmece Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    11 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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