Village

Alkan

Located in Kulp District, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 38°34′00″ N 40°57′00″ E

Location in Turkey

Elevation: 1,130 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+03:00; Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: BGG Bingöl Airport45 km; MSR Muş Airport65 km

About Alkan

Alkan is a village. Location: Kulp District, Diyarbakır Province. Elevation: 1,130 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Gemigeldano Çayı and Geliçukurun Dere.

Climate of Alkan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 104 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kızıltepe · 157 km south19°
Cizre · 175 km southeast20°
Viranşehir · 182 km southwest18°

Hottest month: August (day 35°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: April (130 mm)
Driest month: August (5 mm)

4° -4°

5° -4°

9° 1°

16° 6°

23° 11°

30° 16°

35° 20°

30° 15°

22° 9°

13° 4°

6° -1°

Jan

114

Feb

113

Mar

119

Apr

130

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

104

Dec

113

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 Alkan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	9°	16°	23°	30°	35°	35°	30°	22°	13°	6°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	1°	6°	11°	16°	20°	20°	15°	9°	4°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	114	113	119	130	81	22	6	5	10	66	104	113

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Alkan

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 53 km to the northwest.

Airports

Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 45 kmnorthwest
Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 65 kmeast
Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 72 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Bingoel Population: 128.9K 53 kmnorthwest
Batman Population: 452.2K 77 kmsouth
Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 97 kmsouthwest
Siirt Population: 114K 112 kmsoutheast
Mardin Population: 129.9K 140 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Alkan

Within 100 km: 90 historic and cultural sites, 727 natural sites, 411 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km47 places

Silvan Barajı Lake 24 kmSW
Yaylım Dağı Mountain 21 kmN
Pirhasan Dağı Mountain 12 kmS
Pilegor Dağı Mountain 13 kmNE

25–60 km206 places

Batman Barajı Lake 39 kmS
Yayla Tepe Mountain 58 kmNW
Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 47 kmW
Üçkatmerli Dağ Mountain 33 kmSW

60–100 km975 places

Seki Gölü Lake 84 kmNE
Lake Akdoğan Lake 94 kmNE
Sabun Gölü Lake 79 kmS
Çiftgöller Lake 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Gemigeldano Çayı River, Diyarbakır Province
1.2 km SE
Geliçukurun Dere River, Diyarbakır Province
1.2 km SE
Ömer Tepe Mountain, Kulp District
4.3 km SW
Foso Dağı Mountain, Kulp District
4.7 km SW
Mirismail Dağı Mountain, Kulp District
5.7 km N
Kulp Dağı Mountain, Diyarbakır Province
6.3 km SE