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Kırkat

Located in Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°33′39″ N 41°17′49″ E

Kırkat
Dûrzan cîrano · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
540
540
Elevation
1,099 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport44 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport61 km

About Kırkat

Kırkat is a village. Location: Gercüş İlçesi, Batman Province. Population: 540. Elevation: 1,099 m.

From Wikipedia

Kırkat (Kurdish: Kirkat) is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and had a population of 540 in 2021. The hamlets of Konak and Öteyaka are attached to the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Kırkat over time

Population of Kırkat over time
2013 630
2014 574
2015 555
2016 552
2017 553
2018 577
2019 566
2020 558
2021 540
2022 567
2023 586
2024 555

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kırkat

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 4° · Rain 79 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 76 km southwest19°
  • Cizre · 82 km east20°
  • Silopi · 109 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
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 Kırkat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°8°13°19°25°33°37°37°32°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-1°2°6°11°16°20°20°15°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)1081081061035282144179109

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Kırkat

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 44 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 39 km to the north.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 44 kmnorth
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 61 kmsouth
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 70 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 39 kmnorth
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 56 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 70 kmnortheast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 76 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 83 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kırkat

Within 100 km: 276 historic and cultural sites, 1,244 natural sites, 363 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km246 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 18 kmNW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 5 kmE
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Çolukan Tepesi Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km943 places

  • Sabun Gölü Lake 51 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 52 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 54 kmNW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 55 kmNW

60–100 km694 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 62 kmNE
  • Batman Barajı Lake 77 kmN
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 85 kmN
  • Göksu Barajı Lake 76 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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