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Karşıkaya

Located in Batman Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°16′49″ N 38°48′20″ E

Map showing the location of Karşıkaya Karşıkaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,252 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport55 km
MLX Malatya Erhaç Airport65 km

About Karşıkaya

Karşıkaya is a village. Location: Batman Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,252 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Şakşak Dağı and Gayrık Tepesi.

Climate of Karşıkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 144 km southeast18°
  • Suruç · 149 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 198 km southeast19°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (83 mm)
Driest month
August (2 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 Karşıkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°11°17°23°29°34°34°30°21°13°6°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°11°16°19°19°15°10°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)746981806217326476983

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Karşıkaya

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 55 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Malatya, 43 km to the west.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 55 kmnortheast
  • Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX) Malatya 65 kmwest
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 68 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 43 kmwest
  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 57 kmnortheast
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 74 kmsoutheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 74 kmsouthwest
  • Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 124 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Karşıkaya

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 246 natural sites, 224 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km38 places

  • Nohut Dağı Mountain 25 kmW
  • Meydan Dağı Mountain 17 kmSE
  • Kopal Dağı Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Kelle Tepesi Mountain 18 kmW

25–60 km162 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 57 kmNE
  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 55 kmSW
  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 45 kmNW
  • Zivar Dağı Mountain 55 kmE

60–100 km280 places

  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 72 kmNE
  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 78 kmS
  • Soydan Sulama Göleti Lake 93 kmSE
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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