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Village

Koçkaya

Located in Sason İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 38°23′59″ N 41°17′20″ E

Map showing the location of Koçkaya Koçkaya
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,303 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport50 km
BAL Batman Airport54 km

About Koçkaya

Koçkaya is a village. Location: Sason İlçesi, Batman Province. Elevation: 1,303 m.

From Wikipedia

Koçkaya (Kurdish: Heşter) is a neighbourhood of the town of Yücebağ, Sason District, Batman Province, Turkey. The quarter is populated by Kurds of the Xiyan tribe and had a population of 700 in 2021.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Koçkaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 96 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 143 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 149 km southwest19°
  • Silopi · 165 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 34°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
April (116 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Koçkaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°9°15°22°29°34°34°29°21°12°5°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-1°5°9°14°18°18°13°7°2°-3°
Precipitation (mm)10310811011667184496096104

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Koçkaya

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 50 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 59 km to the south.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 50 kmnortheast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 54 kmsouth
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 79 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 59 kmsouth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 77 kmsoutheast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 88 kmnorthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 108 kmsouthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 130 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Koçkaya

Within 100 km: 151 historic and cultural sites, 1,158 natural sites, 454 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km29 places

  • Batman Barajı Lake 24 kmSW
  • Meydan Dağı Mountain 11 kmE
  • Kapan Tepesi Mountain 17 kmN
  • Halkis Dağı Mountain 15 kmSE

25–60 km332 places

  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 52 kmSE
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 58 kmSE
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 42 kmW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 34 kmSE

60–100 km1,402 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 84 kmS
  • Demirkaya Historic site 86 kmSE
  • Seki Gölü Lake 93 kmN
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 85 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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