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Mountain

Balan

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°37′18″ N 41°20′29″ E

Map showing the location of Balan Balan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,294 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Karalan
1.7 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport39 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport68 km

About Balan

Balan is a mountain. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. Elevation: 1,294 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Latatayı Tepesi and Bastıgri Tepe.

Climate of Balan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 3° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 81 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 83 km southwest19°
  • Silopi · 108 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
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 Balan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°7°12°17°24°31°36°36°31°23°14°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°6°10°16°20°19°15°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1071091081065582144281110

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Balan

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 39 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 35 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 39 kmnorthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 68 kmsouth
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 70 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 63 kmnortheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 63 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 81 kmsoutheast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 83 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Balan

Within 100 km: 281 historic and cultural sites, 1,265 natural sites, 378 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km293 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 19 kmW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 5 kmS
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 15 kmE
  • Küharkaseyfi Tepesi Mountain 25 kmNW

25–60 km1,002 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 55 kmNE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 50 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 52 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 54 kmNW

60–100 km629 places

  • Batman Barajı Lake 71 kmN
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 96 kmNW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 77 kmN
  • Göksu Barajı Lake 79 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Karalan Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    1.7 km W
  • Yüceköy Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    1.9 km S
  • Kozlu Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.9 km NE
  • Boğazköy Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    4 km NW
  • Rüzgarlı Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    4.2 km N
  • Yassıca Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    4.3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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