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Mountain

Kara Tepe

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°35′18″ N 41°25′54″ E

Map showing the location of Kara Tepe Kara Tepe
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,094 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Başova
1.2 km W
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 Airport61 km

About Kara Tepe

Kara Tepe is a mountain. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. Elevation: 1,094 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Alistan Tepesi and Bub Tepe.

Climate of Kara Tepe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 72 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 88 km southwest19°
  • Silopi · 99 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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 Kara Tepe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°19°25°32°37°37°32°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°7°12°17°21°20°16°11°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)1071091081065582144281110

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kara Tepe

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 47 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 42 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 47 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 61 kmsoutheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 67 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 42 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 59 kmnortheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 68 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 73 kmsoutheast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 88 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kara Tepe

Within 100 km: 286 historic and cultural sites, 1,266 natural sites, 363 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km255 places

  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 8 kmW
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 10 kmNE
  • Gora Mevuz Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Diyaradengız Tepesi Mountain 15 kmNW

25–60 km1,047 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 28 kmW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 50 kmNE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 59 kmNW
  • Puro Gölü Lake 54 kmNW

60–100 km613 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 98 kmE
  • Çiftgöller Lake 60 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 63 kmNW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 63 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Başova Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    1.2 km W
  • Düzmeşe Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    1.9 km N
  • Özler Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.1 km SE
  • Sargın Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.6 km E
  • Akburç Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    4.1 km S
  • Gercüş City, Gercüş İlçesi
    5.6 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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