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Urus Çay

Located in Bitlis Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°17′00″ N 41°40′00″ E

Map showing the location of Urus Çay Urus Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
830 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Akçakışla
5.2 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport52 km
BAL Batman Airport62 km

About Urus Çay

Urus Çay is a river. Location: Bitlis Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Garzan Barajı and Rezi Dağı.

Climate of Urus Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 110 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 115 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 135 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 155 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
April (126 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Urus Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°12°18°25°31°36°36°32°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°8°13°18°22°22°17°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)107119120126731744968110119

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Urus Çay

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 46 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 52 kmnorth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 62 kmsouthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 46 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 115 kmsoutheast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 122 kmnorthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 134 kmwest

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

Day trips from Urus Çay

Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 1,174 natural sites, 433 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Garzan Barajı Lake 2 kmW
  • Yorak Dağı Mountain 7 kmNE
  • Tandırdağı Tepe Mountain 6 kmSE
  • Rezi Dağı Mountain 3 kmE

25–60 km618 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 57 kmSE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 35 kmS
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 40 kmS
  • Batman Barajı Lake 50 kmW

60–100 km1,141 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 85 kmSW
  • Simhaç Adası Island 88 kmE
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 61 kmNE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 84 kmNE

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