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Mountain

Murat Tepesi

Located in Erciş, Van Province Coordinates: 39°08′12″ N 43°30′52″ E

Map showing the location of Murat Tepesi Murat Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
2,577 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Çakıl
3.2 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
AJI Ağrı Airport71 km
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport76 km

About Murat Tepesi

Murat Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Erciş, Van Province. Elevation: 2,577 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Deli Çay and Avgarsa Dağı.

Climate of Murat Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -6° · Rain 50 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Silopi · 230 km southwest20°
  • Cizre · 232 km southwest20°
  • Kızıltepe · 336 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -15°)
Wettest month
April (71 mm)
Driest month
August (15 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 Murat Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-1°6°13°19°25°25°20°12°4°-3°
Average low (°C)-15°-14°-9°-3°1°5°9°8°4°-1°-6°-11°
Precipitation (mm)364249716739171517595043

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Murat Tepesi

The nearest airport is Ağrı Airport (AJI), 71 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 72 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 71 kmnorthwest
  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 76 kmsouth
  • Iğdır Airport (IGD) Iğdır 98 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 72 kmsouth
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 76 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 99 kmnortheast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 192 kmsouthwest
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 211 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Murat Tepesi

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 291 natural sites, 233 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Sarıçiçek Dağı Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Kurukavşak Tepe Mountain 14 kmE
  • Esrük Dağı Mountain 14 kmSE
  • Babazenk Dağı Mountain 10 kmNW

25–60 km160 places

  • Lim Island Island 33 kmSW
  • Süphan Gölü Lake 36 kmSE
  • Lake Arin Lake 58 kmSW
  • Lake Erçek Lake 52 kmS

60–100 km348 places

  • Yaylagöz Pınar Natural site 72 kmS
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 69 kmSW
  • Akdamar Adası Island 98 kmSW
  • Kuzu Adası Island 97 kmSW

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