Tatvan
This town on the western shore of Lake Van in eastern Türkiye, Tatvan has a walkable centre with a good spread of cafés and restaurants. It sits at a road junction connecting routes toward Diyarbakır, Van, Elazığ, and Siirt, and serves as the western terminus of a rail line with ferry connections across the lake toward Iran. The surrounding mountains and the lake itself are within easy reach.
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- Population73,222
- Nearest water from center 1.8 km1.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.1 km4.4 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Tatvan: quick answers
Where is Tatvan?
Tatvan is in Bitlis, Türkiye, about 18 km11 miles in a straight line from the city of Bitlis.
How do you get to Tatvan?
The nearest airport is Muş (MSR), about 1 hr 39 min away by road. The nearest train station is Bahçetepe, about 1 hr 25 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Tatvan?
The warmest month is August, averaging 22°C71°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -4°C24°F. The wettest month is March, with about 121 mm4.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Tatvan?
OpenStreetMap lists 12 restaurants, 15 cafés and 14 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.