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Village

Eskitatvan

Located in Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°31′00″ N 42°18′00″ E

Map showing the location of Eskitatvan Eskitatvan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,655 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport61 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport90 km

About Eskitatvan

Eskitatvan is a village. Location: Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 1,655 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Kurt Burnu and Kizvan Dağı.

Climate of Eskitatvan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 2° · Rain 99 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 132 km south20°
  • Silopi · 142 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 211 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
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 Eskitatvan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°12°18°24°30°30°26°18°10°4°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°3°8°12°16°15°12°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)799310012086309915819986

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Eskitatvan

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 61 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 72 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 61 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 90 kmeast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 122 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 72 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 95 kmeast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 124 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 132 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 142 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eskitatvan

Within 100 km: 84 historic and cultural sites, 675 natural sites, 332 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km46 places

  • Lake Nemrut Lake 13 kmNW
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Nemrut Dağı Mountain 17 kmN
  • Kurulaval Dağı Mountain 8 kmW

25–60 km211 places

  • Avdu Adaları Island 56 kmE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 30 kmE
  • Şahur Adası Island 45 kmE
  • Lake Van Lake 54 kmE

60–100 km834 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 85 kmSW
  • Lim Island Island 99 kmNE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 69 kmE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 67 kmE

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