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Mountain

Kurukaval Tepe

Located in Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°33′00″ N 42°11′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kurukaval Tepe Kurukaval Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,355 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çekmece
5.6 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport50 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport101 km

About Kurukaval Tepe

Kurukaval Tepe is a mountain. Location: Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 2,355 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Gökgören Dağı and Kurulaval Dağı.

Climate of Kurukaval Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 99 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 136 km south20°
  • Silopi · 147 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 207 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
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 Kurukaval Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°1°7°14°20°25°25°21°13°6°0°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-6°-1°3°7°11°11°7°2°-3°-7°
Precipitation (mm)799310012086309915819986

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

How to get to Kurukaval Tepe

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 72 km to the south.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 50 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 101 kmeast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 116 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 72 kmsouth
  • Van Population: 525K 105 kmeast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 118 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 135 kmsouth
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 147 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kurukaval Tepe

Within 100 km: 89 historic and cultural sites, 663 natural sites, 329 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Lake Nemrut Lake 8 kmNE
  • Nemrut Dağı Mountain 12 kmN
  • Kurulaval Dağı Mountain 3 kmSE
  • Kizvan Dağı Mountain 9 kmE

25–60 km204 places

  • Simhaç Adası Island 41 kmE
  • Şahur Adası Island 56 kmE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 36 kmN
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 53 kmN

60–100 km842 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 85 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 79 kmE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 78 kmE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 74 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Çekmece Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    5.6 km E
  • Oduncular Village, Güroymak İlçesi
    2.3 km NW
  • Benekli Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    4.2 km E
  • Tatvan City, Tatvan İlçesi
    11 km SE
  • Koruk Village, Bitlis
    7 km S
  • Örenlik Village, Tatvan İlçesi
    9 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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