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Batman Barajı

Located in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°14′12″ N 41°06′07″ E

Map showing the location of Batman Barajı Batman Barajı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
652 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kumgölü
1.7 km E
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport34 km
MSR Muş Airport75 km

About Batman Barajı

Batman Barajı is a lake. Location: Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Elevation: 652 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Sip Dere and Kulp Çayı.

Climate of Batman Barajı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 5° · Rain 83 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 125 km south19°
  • Cizre · 139 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 163 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
March (104 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 Batman Barajı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°14°20°26°33°38°38°33°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°8°13°18°22°21°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)1021031041025613326488398

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Batman Barajı

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 39 km to the south.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 34 kmsouth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 75 kmnortheast
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 82 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 39 kmsouth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 81 kmsoutheast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 86 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 89 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 107 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Batman Barajı

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 1,251 natural sites, 466 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

  • Hazine Dağı Mountain 6 kmS
  • Eylül Dağı Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Pirhasan Dağı Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Mersin Pınar Natural site 15 kmW

25–60 km629 places

  • Sabun Gölü Lake 47 kmSW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 46 kmSW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 50 kmSW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 49 kmSW

60–100 km1,244 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 65 kmS
  • Demirkaya Historic site 86 kmSE
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 100 kmW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 85 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kumgölü Village, Silvan District
    1.7 km E
  • Altınkum Village, Silvan District
    4.6 km NW
  • Gürpınar Village, Silvan District
    4.4 km S
  • Çalönü Village, Silvan District
    2.2 km S
  • Kayahan Village, Kulp District
    6.3 km NE
  • Mirenge Village, Silvan District
    2.4 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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