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Pürtük Deresi

Located in Bitlis Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°10′00″ N 42°24′50″ E

Map showing the location of Pürtük Deresi Pürtük Deresi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,209 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ağaçlı
0.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport87 km
MSR Muş Airport92 km

About Pürtük Deresi

Pürtük Deresi is a river. Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Katroş Deresi and Kesen Dere.

Climate of Pürtük Deresi

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 104 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 95 km south20°
  • Silopi · 103 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 195 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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 Pürtük Deresi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°16°22°28°33°33°29°21°13°7°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°7°11°15°19°19°15°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)89105111126812155117510499

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

How to get to Pürtük Deresi

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 87 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 49 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 87 kmnortheast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 92 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 94 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 92 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 95 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 103 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 117 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pürtük Deresi

Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 1,013 natural sites, 435 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

  • Varan Tepe Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Sini Dağı Mountain 20 kmW
  • Serkaç Tepe Mountain 12 kmW
  • Karz Dağı Mountain 15 kmN

25–60 km502 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 59 kmSW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 58 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 55 kmNE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,015 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 77 kmNE
  • Lake Van Lake 67 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 87 kmNE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 78 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ağaçlı Village, Hizan İlçesi
    0.1 km SE
  • Bağışlı Village, Hizan İlçesi
    1.2 km SW
  • Yolbaşı Village, Hizan İlçesi
    1.6 km NW
  • Zeve Village, Hizan İlçesi
    1.7 km E
  • Hizan City, Hizan İlçesi
    6.5 km N
  • Arpalı Village, Hizan İlçesi
    2.3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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