- Elevation
- 1,117 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- BGG Bingöl Airport52 km
- MSR Muş Airport54 km
About Askar
Askar is a village. Location: Kulp District, Diyarbakır Province. Elevation: 1,117 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Askar Deresi and Komis Dağı.
Climate of Askar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 103 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kızıltepe · 161 km south19°
- Cizre · 170 km southeast20°
- Viranşehir · 191 km southwest18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 35°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- April (130 mm)
- Driest month
- August (5 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 16° | 23° | 29° | 35° | 35° | 30° | 22° | 13° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 109 | 111 | 118 | 130 | 80 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 103 | 110 |
How to get to Askar
The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 61 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 52 kmnorthwest
- Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 54 kmeast
- Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 73 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Bingoel Population: 128.9K 61 kmnorthwest
- Batman Population: 452.2K 77 kmsouth
- Siirt Population: 114K 104 kmsoutheast
- Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 106 kmsouthwest
- Mardin Population: 129.9K 144 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Askar
Within 100 km: 88 historic and cultural sites, 787 natural sites, 418 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km36 places
- Yaylım Dağı Mountain 22 kmNW
- Pirhasan Dağı Mountain 17 kmSW
- Pilegor Dağı Mountain 6 kmN
- Mirismail Dağı Mountain 14 kmW
25–60 km202 places
- Batman Barajı Lake 39 kmS
- Silvan Barajı Lake 33 kmSW
- Garzan Barajı Lake 60 kmSE
- Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 58 kmW
60–100 km1,055 places
- Seki Gölü Lake 77 kmN
- Lake Nemrut Lake 99 kmE
- Lake Akdoğan Lake 84 kmNE
- Sabun Gölü Lake 83 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Askar Deresi River, Diyarbakır Province1.5 km W
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Komis Dağı Mountain, Kulp District4.7 km NW
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Pilegor Dağı Mountain, Kulp District5.7 km N
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Kulp Dağı Mountain, Kulp District6.8 km NW
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Kulp Dağı Mountain, Diyarbakır Province7.4 km SW
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Hasar Tepe Mountain, Kulp District11 km NW
Sources & licences
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