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Bilek

Local name: Բոլունդ

Located in Beşiri İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°59′22″ N 41°15′38″ E

Map showing the location of Bilek Bilek
Location in Turkey
Population
398
398
Elevation
738 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport14 km
MSR Muş Airport91 km

About Bilek

Bilek is a village. Location: Beşiri İlçesi, Batman Province. Population: 398. Elevation: 738 m.

From Wikipedia

Bilek (Kurdish: Bolind) is a village in the Beşiri District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Reşkotan tribe and had a population of 327 in 2021. The hamlet of Remikan is attached to the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Bilek over time

Population of Bilek over time
2013 399
2014 364
2015 357
2016 350
2017 363
2018 331
2019 337
2020 341
2021 327
2022 318
2023 308
2024 311

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bilek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 4° · Rain 75 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 108 km southwest19°
  • Cizre · 110 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 135 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
February (99 mm)
Driest month
July (2 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 Bilek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°9°14°20°26°34°39°39°34°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-2°0°4°8°12°17°21°20°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)98999993489225437598

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Bilek

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 14 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 16 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 14 kmsouthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 91 kmnorth
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 94 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 16 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 60 kmeast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 88 kmsouthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 92 kmwest
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 107 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bilek

Within 100 km: 250 historic and cultural sites, 1,319 natural sites, 434 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km223 places

  • Helin Tepesi Mountain 5 kmN
  • Kental Tepesi Mountain 21 kmW
  • Kerıger Tepesi Mountain 21 kmW
  • Künakuni Tepesi Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km912 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 39 kmS
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 38 kmW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 39 kmW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 43 kmW

60–100 km868 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 61 kmE
  • Göksu Barajı Lake 80 kmSW
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 65 kmSE
  • Beşpınar Göleti Lake 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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