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Monastery of the Miracles

Located in Adilcevaz İlçesi, Bitlis Province Coordinates: 38°49′50″ N 42°42′43″ E

Monastery of the Miracles
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Nearest town
Adilcevaz
3.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
1,991 m
above sea level
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
VAN Van Ferit Melen Airport67 km
MSR Muş Airport92 km

About Monastery of the Miracles

Monastery of the Miracles is a tourist attraction. Location: Adilcevaz İlçesi, Bitlis Province.

From Wikipedia

Monastery of the Miracles also known as Monastery of Ardzgue (Armenian: Սքանչելագործ վանք) is a destroyed Armenian monastery on the hills 2.18 miles northwest of Adilcevaz in Bitlis province of modern Turkey, to the north of Lake Van. Built in the 8th century, it was abandoned after the Armenian genocide in 1915.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
8th century
Architectural style
Armenian architecture

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Monastery of the Miracles

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 66 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 173 km south20°
  • Silopi · 178 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 261 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night -7°)
Wettest month
April (79 mm)
Driest month
July (6 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 Monastery of the Miracles
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°2°8°14°19°24°24°20°13°7°2°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-4°2°6°10°13°13°10°5°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)5061667966286713626653

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Monastery of the Miracles

The nearest airport is Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Van, 69 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) Van 67 kmsoutheast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 92 kmwest
  • Ağrı Airport (AJI) Ağrı 96 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Van Population: 525K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 102 kmnorth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 121 kmsouthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 167 kmnortheast
  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 172 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Monastery of the Miracles

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 343 natural sites, 271 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

  • Lake Arin Lake 24 kmE
  • Batmış Gölü Lake 9 kmNW
  • Aygır Gölü Lake 10 kmE
  • Ziyaret Dağı Mountain 11 kmW

25–60 km173 places

  • Lim Island Island 55 kmE
  • İçeriçarpanak Adası Island 41 kmSE
  • Kuzu Adası Island 57 kmSE
  • Avdu Adaları Island 48 kmSE

60–100 km436 places

  • Akdamar Adası Island 61 kmSE
  • Turna Gölü Lake 88 kmSE
  • Gövelek Gölü Lake 85 kmE
  • Kaz Gölü Lake 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Adilcevaz City, Adilcevaz İlçesi
    3.9 km SE
  • Sefasahil Village, Adilcevaz İlçesi
    5.5 km SW
  • Kağıtlar Village, Adilcevaz İlçesi
    3.6 km NE
  • Bahçedere Village, Adilcevaz İlçesi
    7.2 km SW

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