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Village

Kesilen

Located in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°34′22″ N 41°15′47″ E

Map showing the location of Kesilen Kesilen
Location in Turkey
Elevation
1,820 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport40 km
BGG Bingöl Airport66 km

About Kesilen

Kesilen is a village. Location: Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,820 m. The best months to visit are June, September. The nearest airport is Muş Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Tosun Tepesi and Tosun Dağı.

Climate of Kesilen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 110 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 160 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 165 km south19°
  • Silopi · 181 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (137 mm)
Driest month
August (6 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 Kesilen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°4°11°18°24°30°30°25°17°9°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-4°2°7°11°15°15°11°5°0°-6°
Precipitation (mm)1051111171378726861374110113

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Kesilen

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 75 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 40 kmnortheast
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 66 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 73 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 75 kmnorthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 77 kmsouth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 93 kmsoutheast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 117 kmsouthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 147 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kesilen

Within 100 km: 102 historic and cultural sites, 868 natural sites, 454 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

  • Pilegor Dağı Mountain 18 kmW
  • Meydan Dağı Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Kurtik Dağı Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Kazka Dağı Mountain 18 kmNE

25–60 km178 places

  • Batman Barajı Lake 40 kmS
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 45 kmSW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 47 kmSE
  • Yorak Dağı Mountain 48 kmSE

60–100 km1,218 places

  • Seki Gölü Lake 74 kmN
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 84 kmE
  • Lake Nazik Lake 95 kmE
  • Lake Akdoğan Lake 75 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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