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Merdan

Located in Bismil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 37°49′39″ N 40°49′59″ E

Merdan
Dûrzan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
122
122
Elevation
535 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 Airport27 km
DIY Diyarbakır Airport56 km

About Merdan

Merdan is a village. Location: Bismil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province. Population: 122. Elevation: 535 m.

From Wikipedia

Merdan (Kurdish: Xincika) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bismil, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Barava tribe and had a population of 122 in 2022.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Merdan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 5° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 75 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 116 km southwest18°
  • Cizre · 131 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 40°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (91 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 Merdan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°10°16°22°28°35°40°39°35°26°17°10°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°8°13°18°22°21°16°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)91888879408113356288

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Merdan

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 27 km to the east.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 27 kmnortheast
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 56 kmwest
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 69 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 27 kmeast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 55 kmwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 58 kmsouth
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 74 kmsouth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 98 kmeast

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

Day trips from Merdan

Within 100 km: 232 historic and cultural sites, 1,203 natural sites, 399 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km296 places

  • Sabun Gölü Lake 4 kmNE
  • Çiftgöller Lake 5 kmN
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 4 kmNW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 4 kmNW

25–60 km674 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 32 kmSE
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 53 kmSE
  • Batman Barajı Lake 51 kmNE
  • Göksu Barajı Lake 38 kmSW

60–100 km864 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 96 kmE
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 79 kmW
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 65 kmE
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 67 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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