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Village

Arık

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°44′48″ N 41°05′32″ E

Map showing the location of Arık Arık
Location in Turkey
Elevation
579 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 Airport20 km
MQM Mardin Airport71 km

About Arık

Arık is a village. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. Elevation: 579 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Gora Sivritepe and Harrek Mağara Harabesi.

Climate of Arık

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 6° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 77 km southwest19°
  • Cizre · 107 km southeast20°
  • Viranşehir · 132 km southwest18°
Hottest month
July (day 40°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (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 Arık
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°10°16°21°28°35°40°39°35°26°17°10°
Average low (°C)-1°1°5°9°13°18°22°22°17°12°6°2°
Precipitation (mm)99989689458114397097

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Arık

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 20 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 16 km to the north.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 20 kmnorth
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 71 kmsouthwest
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 80 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 16 kmnorth
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 77 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 77 kmeast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 79 kmwest

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

Day trips from Arık

Within 100 km: 256 historic and cultural sites, 1,273 natural sites, 396 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km309 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 11 kmS
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 24 kmNW
  • Puro Gölü Lake 20 kmNW
  • Bazya Gölü Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km823 places

  • Çiftgöller Lake 26 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 28 kmNW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 28 kmNW
  • Keşki Göl Lake 28 kmNW

60–100 km793 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 73 kmE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 64 kmE
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 74 kmN
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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