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Village

Akyar

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°38′51″ N 41°27′11″ E

Map showing the location of Akyar Akyar
Location in Turkey
Population
291
291
Elevation
829 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 Airport43 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport62 km

About Akyar

Akyar is a village. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. Population: 291. Elevation: 829 m.

From Wikipedia

Akyar (Kurdish: Mervanîye; Syriac: Marwaniye) is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and had a population of 256 in 2021.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Akyar over time

Population of Akyar over time
2013 250
2014 245
2015 242
2016 247
2017 237
2018 237
2019 230
2020 240
2021 256
2022 253
2023 252
2024 249

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Akyar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 6° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 74 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 93 km southwest19°
  • Silopi · 100 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (110 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Akyar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°10°15°20°27°34°39°39°34°26°17°10°
Average low (°C)0°1°4°9°13°19°23°22°18°12°6°2°
Precipitation (mm)1071091081065582144281110

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Akyar

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 43 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 39 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 43 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 62 kmsoutheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 73 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 39 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 53 kmnortheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 73 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 74 kmsoutheast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 93 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Akyar

Within 100 km: 286 historic and cultural sites, 1,284 natural sites, 379 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km290 places

  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 12 kmSW
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 5 kmE
  • Çolukan Tepesi Mountain 21 kmNW
  • Diyarıbira Tepesi Mountain 24 kmNW

25–60 km1,055 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 29 kmW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 45 kmNE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 58 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km604 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 94 kmE
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 62 kmW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 62 kmNW
  • Keşki Göl Lake 61 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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