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Natural site

Kum Pınar

Located in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°58′33″ N 41°01′40″ E

Map showing the location of Kum Pınar Kum Pınar
Location in Turkey
Elevation
711 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Boyacı
0.7 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport9 km
DIY Diyarbakır Airport73 km

About Kum Pınar

Kum Pınar is a natural site. Location: Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Helil Tepe and Kental Tepesi.

Climate of Kum Pınar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 4° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 96 km southwest19°
  • Cizre · 125 km southeast20°
  • Viranşehir · 140 km southwest18°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (96 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 Kum Pınar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°9°15°20°26°33°38°38°33°25°16°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°7°11°16°20°20°15°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)96949487438114396993

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Kum Pınar

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 9 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 13 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 9 kmsoutheast
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 73 kmwest
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 91 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 13 kmsoutheast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 72 kmwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 78 kmsouth
  • Siirt Population: 114K 80 kmeast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 96 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kum Pınar

Within 100 km: 236 historic and cultural sites, 1,290 natural sites, 431 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km244 places

  • Sabun Gölü Lake 20 kmSW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 20 kmSW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 24 kmSW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km759 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 37 kmS
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 46 kmE
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 49 kmE
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 53 kmSE

60–100 km954 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 81 kmE
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 92 kmW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 75 kmE
  • Dipni Barajı Lake 86 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Boyacı Village, Bismil İlçesi
    0.7 km S
  • Kayıköy Village, Bismil İlçesi
    2.3 km W
  • Akbaş Village, Bismil İlçesi
    2.7 km E
  • Akçayır Village, Silvan District
    3.7 km NW
  • Akoba Village, Bismil İlçesi
    4.4 km SE
  • Kısla Village, Bismil İlçesi
    2 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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