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Village

Tun Kerk

Located in Palu İlçesi, Elazığ Coordinates: 38°38′00″ N 40°06′00″ E

Map showing the location of Tun Kerk Tun Kerk
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,017 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
BGG Bingöl Airport50 km
EZS Elazığ Airport71 km

About Tun Kerk

Tun Kerk is a village. Location: Palu İlçesi, Elazığ. Elevation: 2,017 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Kürtbelik Dağı and Işıklı Dere.

Climate of Tun Kerk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 107 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 160 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 166 km south19°
  • Cizre · 233 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
December (128 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Tun Kerk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°0°5°12°18°25°30°30°25°17°8°1°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-4°2°6°11°15°14°10°4°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)123115121125842154962107128

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Tun Kerk

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 50 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 44 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 50 kmnortheast
  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 71 kmwest
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 83 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 44 kmnortheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 76 kmwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 81 kmsouth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 119 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 123 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Tun Kerk

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 338 natural sites, 374 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km50 places

  • Dipni Barajı Lake 23 kmSE
  • Veşin Dağı Mountain 13 kmSW
  • Taşkent Tepe Mountain 22 kmN
  • Serin Dağ Mountain 20 kmW

25–60 km212 places

  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 53 kmW
  • Cayit Barajı Lake 48 kmNE
  • Yayla Tepe Mountain 58 kmNE
  • Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 30 kmE

60–100 km462 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 63 kmW
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 64 kmS
  • Batman Barajı Lake 98 kmSE
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 68 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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