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Mercimek Dağı

Located in Hasankeyf İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°41′25″ N 41°24′52″ E

Map showing the location of Mercimek Dağı Mercimek Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
999 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Karaköy
0.8 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport37 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport67 km

About Mercimek Dağı

Mercimek Dağı is a mountain. Location: Hasankeyf İlçesi, Batman Province. Elevation: 999 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Gavur Tepe and Serikeli Tepesi.

Climate of Mercimek Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 79 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 93 km southwest19°
  • Silopi · 105 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
February (102 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 Mercimek Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°8°13°19°25°32°37°37°32°24°14°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-1°3°7°11°16°21°20°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)100102102985181144376101

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Mercimek Dağı

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 37 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 33 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 37 kmnorthwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 67 kmsoutheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 77 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 33 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 53 kmnortheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 73 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 79 kmsoutheast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 93 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Mercimek Dağı

Within 100 km: 282 historic and cultural sites, 1,279 natural sites, 390 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km321 places

  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 14 kmSW
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 9 kmSE
  • Küharkaseyfi Tepesi Mountain 24 kmNW
  • Çolukan Tepesi Mountain 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,047 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 26 kmW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 47 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 53 kmW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 54 kmW

60–100 km583 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 96 kmE
  • Batman Barajı Lake 67 kmNW
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 93 kmNW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 68 kmN

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