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Village

Bitam

Located in Beşiri İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°48′24″ N 41°39′48″ E

Map showing the location of Bitam Bitam
Location in Turkey
Elevation
728 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 Airport50 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport60 km

About Bitam

Bitam is a village. Location: Beşiri İlçesi, Batman Province. Elevation: 728 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Kurt Tepesi and Selen Harabesi.

Climate of Bitam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 74 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 70 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 94 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 118 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
February (99 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 Bitam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°10°15°20°26°34°39°38°34°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-1°1°4°9°13°18°22°22°17°12°6°2°
Precipitation (mm)96999995508114417499

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Bitam

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 50 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 28 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 50 kmwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 60 kmsoutheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 97 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 28 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 48 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 98 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bitam

Within 100 km: 281 historic and cultural sites, 1,327 natural sites, 430 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km400 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 23 kmE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 22 kmNW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 16 kmNW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 17 kmSE

25–60 km759 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 50 kmW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 38 kmSW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 52 kmN
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 25 kmSE

60–100 km879 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 72 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 71 kmW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 72 kmW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 76 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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