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Village

Karatavuk

Located in Erciş, Van Province Coordinates: 38°58′08″ N 43°03′58″ E

Map showing the location of Karatavuk Karatavuk
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,853 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport60 km
AJI Ağrı Airport76 km

About Karatavuk

Karatavuk is a village. Location: Erciş, Van Province. Elevation: 1,853 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Gemiduran Burnu and Deliktaş Tepe.

Climate of Karatavuk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night -2° · Rain 56 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 198 km southwest20°
  • Silopi · 199 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 294 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
April (70 mm)
Driest month
July (8 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 Karatavuk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°4°11°17°23°29°29°24°16°8°2°
Average low (°C)-10°-9°-5°1°5°9°13°12°8°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)4047547063308816595646

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Karatavuk

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 59 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 60 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 76 kmnorth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 124 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 59 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 83 kmnorth
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 135 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 152 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 186 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Karatavuk

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 344 natural sites, 283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km39 places

  • Lake Arin Lake 19 kmS
  • Beyaz Göl Lake 15 kmNW
  • Dipsiz Göl Lake 18 kmS
  • Ziyaret Dağı Mountain 23 kmNW

25–60 km135 places

  • Lim Island Island 27 kmSE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 40 kmS
  • Şahur Adası Island 59 kmS
  • Lake Van Lake 41 kmS

60–100 km474 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 80 kmSE
  • Akdamar Adası Island 70 kmS
  • Kuzu Adası Island 68 kmS
  • Avdu Adaları Island 60 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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