Village

Yarkaya

Located in Hasköy İlçesi, Muş Province Coordinates: 38°38′52″ N 41°38′51″ E

Location in Turkey

Elevation: 1,510 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 Airport11 km; BAL Batman Airport92 km

About Yarkaya

Yarkaya is a village. Location: Hasköy İlçesi, Muş Province. Elevation: 1,510 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Haçreş Dağları and Aghperig Monastery.

Climate of Yarkaya

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 112 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Cizre · 154 km south20°
Silopi · 172 km southeast20°
Kızıltepe · 187 km southwest19°

Hottest month: August (day 32°)
Coldest month: January (night -7°)
Wettest month: April (136 mm)
Driest month: August (7 mm)

1° -7°

2° -6°

6° -2°

13° 4°

20° 9°

26° 13°

31° 17°

32° 17°

27° 13°

19° 7°

11° 2°

4° -3°

Jan

100

Feb

110

Mar

115

Apr

136

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

112

Dec

112

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 Yarkaya
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	6°	13°	20°	26°	31°	32°	27°	19°	11°	4°
Average low (°C)	-7°	-6°	-2°	4°	9°	13°	17°	17°	13°	7°	2°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	100	110	115	136	87	27	8	7	14	78	112	112

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

How to get to Yarkaya

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 11 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 84 km to the south.

Airports

Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 11 kmnorth
Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 92 kmsouthwest
Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 95 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Siirt Population: 114K 84 kmsouth
Batman Population: 452.2K 96 kmsouthwest
Bingoel Population: 128.9K 104 kmwest
Erzurum Population: 767.8K 144 kmnorth
Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 149 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Yarkaya

Within 100 km: 80 historic and cultural sites, 718 natural sites, 366 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km27 places

Kuşçudağı Tepe Mountain 16 kmS
Kurtik Dağı Mountain 16 kmW
Kazka Dağı Mountain 24 kmW
Kaniberim Mountains Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km138 places

Lake Nemrut Lake 50 kmE
Lake Akdoğan Lake 55 kmN
Garzan Barajı Lake 41 kmS
Nilüfer Gölü Lake 47 kmN

60–100 km999 places

Demirkaya Historic site 96 kmS
Simhaç Adası Island 89 kmE
Seki Gölü Lake 67 kmN
Lake Nazik Lake 61 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Haçreş Dağları Mountain, Muş Province
3.1 km SW
Aghperig Monastery Attraction, Mutki İlçesi
8.8 km SW
Çayır Dağı Mountain, Mutki İlçesi
8.4 km SW
Ebülbahar Deresi River, Muş Province
8.8 km NE
Arak Deresi River, Muş Province
9.4 km NW
Subaşı Dağı Mountain, Mus
22 km SW