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Village

Zigak

Located in Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°35′00″ N 42°22′00″ E

Map showing the location of Zigak Zigak
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,726 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport64 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport85 km

About Zigak

Zigak is a village. Location: Tatvan İlçesi, Bitlis Province. Elevation: 1,726 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Kurt Burnu and Kurt Burnu.

Climate of Zigak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 92 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 140 km south20°
  • Silopi · 149 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 221 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
April (103 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 Zigak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°5°10°16°22°26°26°22°15°9°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°3°7°11°15°15°11°6°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)73899210377266612749276

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

How to get to Zigak

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 64 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 82 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 64 kmwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 85 kmeast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 131 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 82 kmsouthwest
  • Van Population: 525K 89 kmeast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 133 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 138 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 140 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Zigak

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 624 natural sites, 317 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Lake Nemrut Lake 13 kmW
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 21 kmS
  • Nemrut Dağı Mountain 14 kmNW
  • Kurulaval Dağı Mountain 14 kmW

25–60 km206 places

  • Kuzu Adası Island 60 kmSE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 52 kmE
  • Simhaç Adası Island 27 kmSE
  • Şahur Adası Island 41 kmE

60–100 km758 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 94 kmSW
  • Lim Island Island 91 kmE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 63 kmE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 64 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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