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Historic site

Direkli

Located in Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°20′54″ N 42°31′08″ E

Map showing the location of Direkli Direkli
Location in Turkey
Nearest town
Anadere
2.9 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
1,943 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport72 km
MSR Muş Airport87 km

About Direkli

Direkli is a historic site. Location: Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Bal Dağı and Hap Dağı.

Climate of Direkli

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 117 km south20°
  • Silopi · 123 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 214 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
April (108 mm)
Driest month
July (6 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 Direkli
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°4°10°16°22°27°27°23°15°8°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-3°2°6°10°14°14°10°5°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)70849410878256613728875

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

How to get to Direkli

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 69 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 72 kmeast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 87 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 69 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 77 kmeast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 117 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 123 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 132 kmwest

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

Day trips from Direkli

Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 853 natural sites, 397 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 19 kmNE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 8 kmNW
  • Karz Dağı Mountain 9 kmSW
  • Hap Dağı Mountain 5 kmNE

25–60 km226 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 57 kmNE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 45 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 42 kmE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 37 kmE

60–100 km1,035 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 79 kmSW
  • Lim Island Island 92 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 96 kmE
  • Lake Arin Lake 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Anadere Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    2.9 km N
  • Kindiranis Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    3.2 km SE
  • Uzumlu Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    4.2 km N
  • Dönertaş Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    4.4 km SE

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