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Village

Behit

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°37′09″ N 41°28′50″ E

Map showing the location of Behit Behit
Location in Turkey
Elevation
965 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport47 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport58 km

About Behit

Behit is a village. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. Elevation: 965 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Kurrepipar Tepesi and Latasor Tepesi.

Climate of Behit

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 5° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 70 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 93 km southwest19°
  • Silopi · 96 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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 Behit
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°14°20°26°33°38°38°33°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°8°12°18°22°21°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)1071091081065582144281110

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Behit

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 47 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 43 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 47 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 58 kmsoutheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 71 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 53 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 74 kmsouthwest
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 93 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Behit

Within 100 km: 288 historic and cultural sites, 1,287 natural sites, 371 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km267 places

  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 13 kmW
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 5 kmNE
  • Diyaradengız Tepesi Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Karhan Tepe Mountain 14 kmN

25–60 km1,056 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 31 kmW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 44 kmNE
  • Puro Gölü Lake 56 kmNW
  • Bazya Gölü Lake 58 kmNW

60–100 km623 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 93 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 61 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 62 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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