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Çekyan

Located in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°18′00″ N 39°29′00″ E

Map showing the location of Çekyan Çekyan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
963 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
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Airports
EZS Elazığ Airport37 km
DIY Diyarbakır Airport77 km

About Çekyan

Çekyan is a village. Location: Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Elevation: 963 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Şepgen Dere and Zivar Dağı.

Climate of Çekyan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 78 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 122 km south18°
  • Kızıltepe · 157 km southeast19°
  • Suruç · 174 km southwest20°
Hottest month
July (day 36°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (96 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 Çekyan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°12°19°25°31°36°36°31°23°15°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°8°13°18°22°21°17°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)898393926515326507896

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Çekyan

The nearest airport is Elazığ Airport (EZS), 37 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) (108 km). The nearest large city is Elâzığ, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 37 kmnorthwest
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 77 kmsoutheast
  • Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) Şanlıurfa 108 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 62 kmsouth
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 77 kmsoutheast
  • Malatya Population: 750.5K 102 kmwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 109 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Çekyan

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 241 natural sites, 272 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km24 places

  • Lake Hazar Lake 22 kmN
  • Zivar Dağı Mountain 6 kmSW
  • Yüksek Tepe Mountain 7 kmNE
  • Şeyhan Dağı Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km152 places

  • Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 39 kmN
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 51 kmSE
  • Kaldırım Sulama Göleti Lake 52 kmSE
  • Veşin Dağı Mountain 53 kmNE

60–100 km351 places

  • Kara Kaya Barajı Lake 98 kmW
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 70 kmE
  • Gözegölü Sulama Göleti Lake 62 kmSE
  • Künreş Sulama Göleti Lake 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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