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Mercimekkale Bucağı

Located in Muş Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°56′48″ N 41°29′25″ E

Map showing the location of Mercimekkale Bucağı Mercimekkale Bucağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,333 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport27 km
BGG Bingöl Airport78 km

About Mercimekkale Bucağı

Mercimekkale Bucağı is a municipality. Location: Muş Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,333 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Ziyaret Tepesi and Şahmelek Tepesi.

Climate of Mercimekkale Bucağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 0° · Rain 87 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 190 km south20°
  • Silopi · 208 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 211 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 33°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (105 mm)
Driest month
August (7 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 Mercimekkale Bucağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°6°14°21°26°32°33°28°20°11°3°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-3°3°8°11°16°15°11°6°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)80859310569268713638781

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Mercimekkale Bucağı

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 27 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 87 km to the west.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 27 kmsoutheast
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 78 kmwest
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 115 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 87 kmwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 108 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 120 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 122 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 159 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Mercimekkale Bucağı

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 573 natural sites, 382 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km25 places

  • Nilüfer Gölü Lake 23 kmNE
  • Derik Gölü Lake 24 kmNE
  • Sergen Tepesi Mountain 14 kmW
  • Hanşeref Dağı Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km155 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 32 kmN
  • Lake Akdoğan Lake 31 kmNE
  • Bahri Gölü Lake 50 kmNW
  • Zırnak Tepe Mountain 59 kmNE

60–100 km778 places

  • Lake Nemrut Lake 73 kmSE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 70 kmE
  • Lake Haçlı Lake 71 kmE
  • Kaz Gölü Lake 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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