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Mountain

Bal Dağı

Located in Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°21′54″ N 42°27′20″ E

Map showing the location of Bal Dağı Bal Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,580 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Anadere
5.1 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport77 km
MSR Muş Airport81 km

About Bal Dağı

Bal Dağı is a mountain. Location: Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 2,580 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Sarı Pınar and Ziyaret Tepesi.

Climate of Bal Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 95 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 118 km south20°
  • Silopi · 125 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 211 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (117 mm)
Driest month
July (8 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
Climate of Bal Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°0°6°12°18°23°23°19°12°4°-1°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-7°-2°2°7°11°10°7°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)75909911785288814789583

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bal Dağı

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 77 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 66 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 77 kmeast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 81 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 66 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 82 kmeast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 117 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 124 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 128 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bal Dağı

Within 100 km: 95 historic and cultural sites, 840 natural sites, 390 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 21 kmNE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 4 kmN
  • Serkaç Tepe Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Karz Dağı Mountain 7 kmS

25–60 km229 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 51 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 47 kmE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 42 kmE
  • Şahur Adası Island 34 kmE

60–100 km1,025 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 77 kmSW
  • Lim Island Island 96 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 61 kmNE
  • Lake Arin Lake 68 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Anadere Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    5.1 km E
  • Uzumlu Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    5.9 km NE
  • Düzcealan Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    9.9 km N
  • Kolbaşı Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    10 km N
  • Yassıca Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    11 km N
  • Kuşluca Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    7.5 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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