The Rabat valley lies at the Örtülü hamlet of Cemceli village, twenty kilometres from the town of Tunceli. It is registered as a first-degree archaeological site and is known for both its historic structures and its landscape.
What there is to see in the valley: a castle, a bridge, a waterfall and caves. Coming along the Tunceli-Kovancılar road, take the Rabat turning immediately after crossing the Rabat bridge.
Getting there
- Access
- From the Tunceli-Kovancilar road, the Rabat turning comes just after the Rabat bridge.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Tunceli as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -1.8 °C in January to 27.1 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (133 mm) and lightest in August (5 mm). Long-term means for 1960-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
