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Village

Kantar

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°44′21″ N 41°08′12″ E

Map showing the location of Kantar Kantar
Location in Turkey
Population
185
185
Elevation
618 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport21 km
MQM Mardin Airport73 km

About Kantar

Kantar is a village. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. Population: 185. Elevation: 618 m.

From Wikipedia

Kantar (Kurdish: Qantarê) is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. It had a population of 147 in 2021. The village is populated by Kurds of the Habezbenî tribe. The village is 110 km from Batman and 50 km from Gercüş.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Kantar over time

Population of Kantar over time
2013 101
2014 109
2015 109
2016 121
2017 129
2018 132
2019 155
2020 156
2021 147
2022 162
2023 326
2024 266

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kantar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 5° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 79 km southwest19°
  • Cizre · 103 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 129 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 40°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (99 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Kantar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°10°16°21°28°35°40°39°34°26°17°9°
Average low (°C)-1°1°5°9°13°18°22°22°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)99989689458114397097

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Kantar

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 16 km to the north.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 21 kmnorth
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 73 kmsouthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 80 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 16 kmnorth
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 59 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 74 kmeast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 79 kmsouthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 83 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kantar

Within 100 km: 262 historic and cultural sites, 1,277 natural sites, 391 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km303 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 10 kmS
  • Puro Gölü Lake 23 kmNW
  • Cindo Tepesi Mountain 13 kmW
  • Kevrebreze Tepesi Mountain 15 kmW

25–60 km875 places

  • Sabun Gölü Lake 28 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 29 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 32 kmNW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 32 kmNW

60–100 km752 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 69 kmE
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 60 kmE
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 77 kmN
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 75 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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