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Karakaş Dağı

Located in Batman Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°40′29″ N 41°40′37″ E

Map showing the location of Karakaş Dağı Karakaş Dağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,322 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Yemişli
2.5 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport48 km
BAL Batman Airport57 km

About Karakaş Dağı

Karakaş Dağı is a mountain. Location: Batman Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,322 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Gurabala Tepesi and Berdehul Tepesi.

Climate of Karakaş Dağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 2° · Rain 74 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 59 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 84 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 111 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 35°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
March (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 Karakaş Dağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°17°23°30°35°35°30°22°13°6°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°1°5°10°15°19°18°14°8°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)94989995517114417498

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Karakaş Dağı

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 37 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 48 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 57 kmnorthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 84 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 37 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 59 kmsoutheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 84 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 92 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Karakaş Dağı

Within 100 km: 287 historic and cultural sites, 1,303 natural sites, 408 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km300 places

  • Gusır Gölü Lake 14 kmNE
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 15 kmSE
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 15 kmW
  • Şeyhömer Tepesi Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km866 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 49 kmW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 26 kmNE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 36 kmN
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 30 kmN

60–100 km832 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 74 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 75 kmW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 76 kmW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 80 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Yemişli Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.5 km S
  • Dereli Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.6 km SW
  • Poyraz Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    3.7 km W
  • Çalışkan Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    4.8 km SW
  • Palamut Village, Hasankeyf İlçesi
    3.8 km N
  • Koyunlu Village, Hasankeyf İlçesi
    4 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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