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Historic site

Bameş

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°32′45″ N 41°29′22″ E

Map showing the location of Bameş Bameş
Location in Turkey
Nearest town
Yamanlar
2.5 km W
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
1,058 m
above sea level
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport54 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport54 km

About Bameş

Bameş is a historic site. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Çemihacı Tepesi and Erdikalesi.

Climate of Bameş

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 66 km east20°
  • Kızıltepe · 90 km southwest19°
  • Silopi · 92 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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 Bameş
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°19°25°33°38°37°33°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°7°12°17°21°21°16°11°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)1071091081065582144281110

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Bameş

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 54 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 54 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 54 kmeast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 64 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 58 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 66 kmeast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 71 kmwest
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 90 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bameş

Within 100 km: 289 historic and cultural sites, 1,261 natural sites, 363 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 13 kmW
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 13 kmN
  • Diyaradengız Tepesi Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Karhan Tepe Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km1,025 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 34 kmW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 48 kmNE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 49 kmN
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 43 kmN

60–100 km671 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 95 kmNE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 66 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 67 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yamanlar Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.5 km W
  • Koçak Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    3.9 km NE
  • Nurlu Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    4.2 km E
  • Nat Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    1.5 km NE

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