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Village

Birik

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°38′39″ N 41°33′06″ E

Map showing the location of Birik Birik
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,035 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport50 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport54 km

About Birik

Birik is a village. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. Elevation: 1,035 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Harabenna Harabesi and Derkeruniko Tepe.

Climate of Birik

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 84 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 66 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 92 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 100 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
December (112 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 Birik
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°13°19°26°33°38°37°33°24°16°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°8°13°18°22°21°17°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)1071111101105982144584112

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Birik

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 46 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 50 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 54 kmsoutheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 76 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 46 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 47 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 66 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 92 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Birik

Within 100 km: 289 historic and cultural sites, 1,300 natural sites, 388 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km277 places

  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 20 kmSW
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 25 kmE
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 4 kmW
  • Diyaradengız Tepesi Mountain 21 kmW

25–60 km992 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 37 kmW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 37 kmNE
  • Puro Gölü Lake 60 kmNW
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 37 kmN

60–100 km708 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 86 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 66 kmW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 67 kmW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 70 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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