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Historic site

Biga

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°35′37″ N 41°19′00″ E

Map showing the location of Biga Biga
Location in Turkey
Nearest town
Yüceköy
2.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
854 m
above sea level
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport41 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport65 km

About Biga

Biga is a historic site. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Lilabadi Tepesi and Latamahadidi Sırtı.

Climate of Biga

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 5° · Rain 79 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 79 km southwest19°
  • Cizre · 82 km east20°
  • Silopi · 108 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (109 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 Biga
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°15°20°27°34°39°39°34°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°8°13°18°22°21°17°12°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)1081081061035282144179109

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Biga

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 41 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 36 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 41 kmnorthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 65 kmsouth
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 70 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 60 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 66 kmnortheast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 79 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 82 kmeast

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

Day trips from Biga

Within 100 km: 276 historic and cultural sites, 1,251 natural sites, 369 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km273 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 18 kmW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 3 kmSE
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Çolukan Tepesi Mountain 21 kmN

25–60 km976 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 58 kmNE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 50 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 51 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 54 kmNW

60–100 km647 places

  • Batman Barajı Lake 74 kmN
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 98 kmNW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 81 kmN
  • Göksu Barajı Lake 77 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yüceköy Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.4 km NE
  • Akça Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.7 km NW
  • Karalan Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    3.2 km N
  • Kırkat Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    4 km SW

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