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Diyarbakır Province

Local name: Diyarbakır ili

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 37°57′41″ N 40°13′55″ E

Diyarbakır Province
Çınar · MikaelF · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,804,880
1.8M
Elevation
600 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
396
listed under Diyarbakır Province
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
DIY Diyarbakır Airport8 km
BAL Batman Airport78 km

About Diyarbakır Province

Diyarbakır Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 1,804,880.

From Wikipedia

Diyarbakır Province (Turkish: Diyarbakır ili; Zazaki: Suke Dîyarbekîr; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Amedê) is a province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey. Its area is 15,101 km2, and its population is 1,804,880 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Diyarbakır. The Kurdish majority province is part of Turkish Kurdistan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
15,355 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Diyarbakır Province

Climate of Diyarbakır Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 4° · Rain 56 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 91 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 92 km southwest18°
  • Cizre · 186 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
March (81 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 Diyarbakır Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°15°21°27°35°39°38°34°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°8°12°18°22°21°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)78758173419113325677

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Diyarbakır Province

The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), 8 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Diyarbakır, 5 km to the south.

Airports

  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 8 kmsouth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 78 kmeast
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 89 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 5 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 80 kmeast
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 84 kmwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 91 kmsouth

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

Places in Diyarbakır Province

396 places
  1. 1 Diyarbakır 1.8M
  2. 2 Bağlar 357.7K
  3. 3 Kayapınar 277.5K
  4. 4 Yenişehir 204.9K
  5. 5 Sur 123.3K
  6. 6 Ergani District 121.1K
  7. 7 Bismil İlçesi 118.7K
  8. 8 Silvan District 86.2K
  9. 9 Çınar İlçesi 77K
  10. 10 Çermik District 49.6K
  11. 11 Kulp District 36.8K
  12. 12 Dicle District 36.1K
  13. 13 Hani İlçesi 32.8K
  14. 14 Lice District 24.4K
  15. 15 Eğil İlçesi 23.1K
  16. 16 Hazro District 16.1K
  17. 17 Kocaköy İlçesi 15.4K
  18. 18 Çüngüş İlçesi 13.1K
  19. 19 Üçevler 713
  20. 20 Arıköy 578
  21. 21 Cevizlidere 553
  22. 22 Alaniçi 321
  23. 23 Alaca 209

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages7

Mountains & nature10

Lakes, rivers & coasts19

Heritage & sights1

Largest cities and towns

  • Çınar City, Çınar İlçesi
    74.2K
  • Hani City, Hani İlçesi
    11.1K
  • Bismil City, Bismil İlçesi
    74.5K
  • Miepherkeim City, Silvan District
    66K
  • Kulp City, Kulp District
    26.6K
  • Ulutürk Village, Bismil İlçesi
    4.7K
  • Tepe Village, Bismil İlçesi
    4.5K
  • Lice City, Lice District
    16.3K

Nature and heritage in Diyarbakır Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources