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Kuru Çay

Located in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°50′58″ N 40°36′51″ E

Map showing the location of Kuru Çay Kuru Çay
Location in Turkey
Elevation
543 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Köseli
1.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
DIY Diyarbakır Airport37 km
BAL Batman Airport45 km

About Kuru Çay

Kuru Çay is a river. Location: Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Safyolağı Tepesi and Kemberli Dere.

Climate of Kuru Çay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 4° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 74 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 103 km southwest18°
  • Cizre · 150 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 40°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (88 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 Kuru Çay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°10°15°21°27°35°40°40°35°26°17°9°
Average low (°C)-2°0°4°8°12°18°22°21°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)88858877419114356284

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Kuru Çay

The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), 37 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Diyarbakır, 36 km to the west.

Airports

  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 37 kmwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 45 kmeast
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 70 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 36 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 46 kmeast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 61 kmsouth
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 73 kmsouth
  • Viranşehir Population: 154.2K 103 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kuru Çay

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 962 natural sites, 355 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

  • Sabun Gölü Lake 21 kmE
  • Çiftgöller Lake 21 kmE
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 17 kmE
  • Soğan Göl Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km566 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 50 kmSE
  • Puro Gölü Lake 28 kmE
  • Bazya Gölü Lake 26 kmE
  • Gözegölü Sulama Göleti Lake 51 kmW

60–100 km734 places

  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 60 kmNW
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 83 kmE
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 85 kmE
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 71 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Köseli Village, Bismil İlçesi
    1.3 km SW
  • Ulutürk Village, Bismil İlçesi
    3.2 km E
  • Bismil City, Bismil İlçesi
    4 km E
  • Obalı Village, Bismil İlçesi
    3.2 km SE
  • Türkmenhacı Village, Bismil İlçesi
    4.8 km S
  • Bakacak Village, Bismil İlçesi
    4.3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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