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Village

Vank

Located in Palu İlçesi, Elazığ Coordinates: 38°40′00″ N 39°56′00″ E

Map showing the location of Vank Vank
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,201 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport57 km
BGG Bingöl Airport61 km

About Vank

Vank is a village. Location: Palu İlçesi, Elazığ. Elevation: 1,201 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Hanlar Dere and Mezra Dere.

Climate of Vank

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 95 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 161 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 174 km south19°
  • Suruç · 230 km southwest20°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
December (118 mm)
Driest month
August (3 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 Vank
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°11°17°23°30°35°34°30°21°12°6°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°1°6°10°14°18°18°13°8°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)11410210410269184385595118

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Vank

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 57 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 54 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 57 kmwest
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 61 kmeast
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 89 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 54 kmnortheast
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 62 kmwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 87 kmsouth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 115 kmsouthwest
  • Erzincan Population: 150.7K 125 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Vank

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 303 natural sites, 355 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Veşin Dağı Mountain 14 kmSE
  • Taşkent Tepe Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Sığık Dağı Mountain 25 kmS
  • Serin Dağ Mountain 12 kmS

25–60 km201 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 50 kmSW
  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 39 kmW
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 36 kmSE
  • Özlüce Barajı Lake 60 kmN

60–100 km426 places

  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 67 kmS
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 83 kmE
  • Gözegölü Sulama Göleti Lake 78 kmS
  • Kabaklı Sulama Göleti Lake 88 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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