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Village

Alaca

Located in Beşiri İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°45′46″ N 41°28′51″ E

Map showing the location of Alaca Alaca
Location in Turkey
Population
353
353
Elevation
893 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport37 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport67 km

About Alaca

Alaca is a village. Location: Beşiri İlçesi, Batman Province. Population: 353. Elevation: 893 m.

From Wikipedia

Alaca (Kurdish: Dera Hamzo) is a village in the Beşiri District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Elîkan tribe and had a population of 424 in 2021. The hamlet of Kesiktaş is attached to the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Alaca over time

Population of Alaca over time
2013 441
2014 407
2015 418
2016 414
2017 437
2018 436
2019 423
2020 436
2021 424
2022 402
2023 394
2024 363

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Alaca

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 76 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 79 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 102 km southwest19°
  • Silopi · 104 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
February (102 mm)
Driest month
July (1 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 Alaca
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°9°14°19°26°33°38°38°33°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°0°3°8°12°17°21°21°16°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)100102102985181144376101

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Alaca

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 37 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 34 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 37 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 67 kmsoutheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 34 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 45 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 82 kmsouthwest
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 102 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Alaca

Within 100 km: 283 historic and cultural sites, 1,307 natural sites, 404 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km335 places

  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 25 kmN
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 20 kmNE
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 24 kmSW
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 12 kmS

25–60 km974 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 33 kmW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 39 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 56 kmW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 57 kmW

60–100 km685 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 89 kmE
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 61 kmW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 61 kmW
  • Batman Barajı Lake 62 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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