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Village

Emek

Located in Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°24′19″ N 42°35′00″ E

Map showing the location of Emek Emek
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,795 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport66 km
MSR Muş Airport89 km

About Emek

Emek is a village. Location: Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 1,795 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Hap Dağı and Yayık Dağı.

Climate of Emek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 1° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 125 km south20°
  • Silopi · 130 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 222 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
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 Emek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°11°17°23°28°28°24°16°9°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-2°3°7°11°15°15°11°6°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)70849410878256613728875

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Emek

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 66 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 71 km to the east.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 66 kmeast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 89 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 124 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 71 kmeast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 77 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 124 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 129 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 140 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Emek

Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 801 natural sites, 386 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km69 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 10 kmNE
  • Şahur Adası Island 22 kmE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 11 kmW
  • Karz Dağı Mountain 18 kmSW

25–60 km220 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 49 kmNE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 40 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 36 kmE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 31 kmE

60–100 km964 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 88 kmSW
  • Lim Island Island 84 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 90 kmE
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 73 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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