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Village

Kavak

Located in Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°26′49″ N 42°32′42″ E

Map showing the location of Kavak Kavak
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,778 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 Airport69 km
MSR Muş Airport84 km

About Kavak

Kavak is a village. Location: Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 1,778 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include İsa Dağı and Kuştaşı Burnu.

Climate of Kavak

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 · 128 km south20°
  • Silopi · 134 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 222 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
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 Kavak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°11°17°23°28°28°24°16°9°4°
Average low (°C)-5°-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 Kavak

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 69 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 73 km to the east.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 69 kmeast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 84 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 128 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 73 kmeast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 78 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 128 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 134 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 139 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kavak

Within 100 km: 62 historic and cultural sites, 753 natural sites, 371 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 10 kmNE
  • Şahur Adası Island 24 kmE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 9 kmSW
  • Karz Dağı Mountain 19 kmSW

25–60 km221 places

  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 50 kmE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 44 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 40 kmE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 34 kmE

60–100 km904 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 89 kmSW
  • Lim Island Island 84 kmNE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 93 kmE
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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