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Village

Alan

Located in Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°20′41″ N 42°44′39″ E

Map showing the location of Alan Alan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,056 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport53 km
MSR Muş Airport104 km

About Alan

Alan is a village. Location: Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 2,056 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Hızır Pınarı and Dozu Pınarı.

Climate of Alan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 78 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 123 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 125 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 230 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
April (98 mm)
Driest month
July (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).

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Climate of Alan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°3°9°15°21°26°26°22°14°7°2°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-4°2°6°10°14°14°10°5°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)6173849874257713687867

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

How to get to Alan

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 58 km to the east.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 53 kmeast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 104 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 124 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 58 kmeast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 84 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 123 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 125 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 150 kmwest

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

Day trips from Alan

Within 100 km: 63 historic and cultural sites, 809 natural sites, 403 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km83 places

  • Kuzu Adası Island 22 kmE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 19 kmNE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 17 kmNW
  • Şahur Adası Island 16 kmNE

25–60 km242 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 42 kmNE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 25 kmE
  • Lake Van Lake 34 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 56 kmN

60–100 km950 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 93 kmSW
  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 95 kmE
  • Lim Island Island 78 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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