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Çekmece

Located in Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°33′29″ N 42°14′48″ E

Map showing the location of Çekmece Çekmece
Location in Turkey
Population
376
376
Elevation
2,024 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport55 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport95 km

About Çekmece

Çekmece is a village. Location: Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Population: 376. Elevation: 2,024 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Kizvan Dağı and Kurulaval Dağı.

Climate of Çekmece

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 99 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 137 km south20°
  • Silopi · 147 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 211 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
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 Çekmece
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°3°9°16°22°27°27°23°15°8°2°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-4°1°5°9°13°13°9°4°-1°-5°
Precipitation (mm)799310012086309915819986

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Çekmece

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 55 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 75 km to the south.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 55 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 95 kmeast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 121 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 75 kmsouth
  • Van Population: 525K 99 kmeast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 123 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 136 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 146 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Çekmece

Within 100 km: 76 historic and cultural sites, 648 natural sites, 319 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Lake Nemrut Lake 7 kmN
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 25 kmSE
  • Nemrut Dağı Mountain 11 kmN
  • Kurulaval Dağı Mountain 4 kmSW

25–60 km205 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 36 kmE
  • Şahur Adası Island 51 kmE
  • Lake Van Lake 58 kmE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 34 kmN

60–100 km799 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 88 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 73 kmE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 73 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 69 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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