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Village

Alikan

Located in Kulp District, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 38°23′36″ N 41°12′59″ E

Map showing the location of Alikan Alikan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
814 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport52 km
MSR Muş Airport55 km

About Alikan

Alikan is a village. Location: Kulp District, Diyarbakır Province. Elevation: 814 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Olcay Çayı and Sarıçoban Çayı.

Climate of Alikan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 5° · Rain 96 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 145 km southwest19°
  • Cizre · 146 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 168 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 37°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
April (116 mm)
Driest month
July (4 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 Alikan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°12°18°25°32°37°37°32°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°2°8°12°17°21°21°16°10°5°0°
Precipitation (mm)10310811011667184496096104

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Alikan

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 57 km to the south.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 52 kmsouth
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 55 kmnortheast
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 75 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 57 kmsouth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 102 kmsouthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 127 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Alikan

Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 1,176 natural sites, 454 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Batman Barajı Lake 20 kmSW
  • Pirhasan Dağı Mountain 24 kmW
  • Meydan Dağı Mountain 18 kmE
  • Kapan Tepesi Mountain 18 kmN

25–60 km359 places

  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 54 kmSE
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 35 kmW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 40 kmE
  • Yorak Dağı Mountain 44 kmE

60–100 km1,390 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 83 kmS
  • Demirkaya Historic site 89 kmSE
  • Seki Gölü Lake 94 kmN
  • Lake Nemrut Lake 91 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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