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Işık Tepesi

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°33′39″ N 41°09′22″ E

Map showing the location of Işık Tepesi Işık Tepesi
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,336 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kayapınar
0.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport41 km
MQM Mardin Airport60 km

About Işık Tepesi

Işık Tepesi is a mountain. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. Elevation: 1,336 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Düzebakan Tepe and Buderiaskeri Tepesi.

Climate of Işık Tepesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 2° · Rain 82 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 66 km southwest19°
  • Cizre · 94 km east20°
  • Silopi · 121 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (113 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 Işık Tepesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°17°24°31°36°35°31°22°13°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°5°10°15°19°19°14°8°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1131121081045492144382113

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Işık Tepesi

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

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 41 kmnorth
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 60 kmsouthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 60 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 36 kmnorth
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 46 kmsouthwest
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 66 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 80 kmnortheast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 92 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Işık Tepesi

Within 100 km: 269 historic and cultural sites, 1,234 natural sites, 366 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km218 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 10 kmN
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 17 kmE
  • Kevrebreze Tepesi Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Diyarıbira Tepesi Mountain 25 kmN

25–60 km912 places

  • Sabun Gölü Lake 42 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 44 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 45 kmNW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 45 kmNW

60–100 km739 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 73 kmNE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 62 kmE
  • Batman Barajı Lake 75 kmN
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 96 kmN

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