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Natural site

Merg Kaynağı

Located in Batman Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°34′02″ N 41°31′08″ E

Map showing the location of Merg Kaynağı Merg Kaynağı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,173 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Koçak
0.7 km N
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport53 km
BAL Batman Airport54 km

About Merg Kaynağı

Merg Kaynağı is a natural site. Location: Batman Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Vatiktepeleri and Razagurne Kaynağı.

Climate of Merg Kaynağı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 84 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 64 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 91 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 93 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (112 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 Merg Kaynağı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°18°25°32°37°36°32°23°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°7°12°17°21°20°16°11°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)1071111101105982144584112

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Merg Kaynağı

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 53 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 53 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 54 kmnorthwest
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 67 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 55 kmnortheast
  • Cizre Population: 134K 65 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 74 kmwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 91 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Merg Kaynağı

Within 100 km: 290 historic and cultural sites, 1,278 natural sites, 367 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 15 kmW
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 10 kmN
  • Diyaradengız Tepesi Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Karhan Tepe Mountain 20 kmN

25–60 km1,032 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 36 kmW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 45 kmNE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 46 kmN
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 41 kmN

60–100 km676 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 92 kmNE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 67 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 68 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 71 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Koçak Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    0.7 km N
  • Ulaş Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.5 km NE
  • Gökçepınar Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.4 km N
  • Nurlu Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    3.6 km SE
  • Çukuryurt Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    4 km NW
  • Nat Village, Gercüş İlçesi
    2.1 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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