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Village

Başhan

Located in Bismil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 37°41′56″ N 40°54′48″ E

Map showing the location of Başhan Başhan
Location in Turkey
Population
620
620
Elevation
714 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport31 km
MQM Mardin Airport58 km

About Başhan

Başhan is a village. Location: Bismil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province. Population: 620. Elevation: 714 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Gündürha Tepesi and Nakabatriyaci Tepesi.

Climate of Başhan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 4° · Rain 64 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 64 km southwest19°
  • Viranşehir · 115 km southwest18°
  • Cizre · 119 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (94 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 Başhan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°9°15°20°27°34°39°38°33°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°7°11°17°21°20°15°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)94919182417114366491

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Başhan

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 28 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 31 kmnortheast
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 58 kmsouthwest
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 66 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 28 kmnortheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 45 kmsouth
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 66 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 94 kmeast

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

Day trips from Başhan

Within 100 km: 249 historic and cultural sites, 1,241 natural sites, 392 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km274 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 20 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 18 kmN
  • Çiftgöller Lake 20 kmN
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km796 places

  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 41 kmE
  • Göksu Barajı Lake 41 kmW
  • Beşpınar Göleti Lake 51 kmW
  • Kabaklı Sulama Göleti Lake 60 kmNW

60–100 km812 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 90 kmE
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 91 kmNW
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 64 kmNE
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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