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Village

Arafat

Located in Çınar İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 37°41′19″ N 40°11′28″ E

Map showing the location of Arafat Arafat
Location in Turkey
Population
280
280
Elevation
823 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
DIY Diyarbakır Airport23 km
MQM Mardin Airport65 km

About Arafat

Arafat is a village. Location: Çınar İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province. Population: 280. Elevation: 823 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Dilaver Köprüsü and Karababa Tepesi.

Climate of Arafat

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 3° · Rain 58 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Viranşehir · 64 km southwest18°
  • Kızıltepe · 65 km southeast19°
  • Suruç · 175 km southwest20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
March (84 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 Arafat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°14°20°26°34°39°38°33°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°7°11°17°21°20°15°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)82798475428113325882

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Arafat

The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), 23 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Diyarbakır, 25 km to the north.

Airports

  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 23 kmnorth
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 65 kmsoutheast
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 86 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 25 kmnorth
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 64 kmsoutheast
  • Viranşehir Population: 154.2K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 65 kmsoutheast
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 77 kmwest

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

Day trips from Arafat

Within 100 km: 113 historic and cultural sites, 673 natural sites, 296 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Göksu Barajı Lake 23 kmE
  • Künreş Sulama Göleti Lake 18 kmSW
  • Şerefli Sulama Göleti Lake 21 kmSW
  • Ortaören Sulama Göleti Lake 13 kmS

25–60 km351 places

  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 45 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 57 kmE
  • Soğan Göl Lake 57 kmE
  • Keşki Göl Lake 58 kmE

60–100 km683 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 83 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 62 kmE
  • Çiftgöller Lake 61 kmE
  • Puro Gölü Lake 68 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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