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Silvan Barajı

Located in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°22′49″ N 40°48′47″ E

Map showing the location of Silvan Barajı Silvan Barajı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
764 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kutlu
3.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BGG Bingöl Airport57 km
BAL Batman Airport57 km

About Silvan Barajı

Silvan Barajı is a lake. Location: Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Elevation: 764 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Diyalesark Dere and Gonca Dere.

Climate of Silvan Barajı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 4° · Rain 81 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 134 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 159 km southwest18°
  • Cizre · 168 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
January (107 mm)
Driest month
August (2 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 Silvan Barajı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°13°19°25°33°38°38°33°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-4°-2°2°7°12°16°21°20°15°10°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1071031071015914326478197

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Silvan Barajı

The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 57 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 61 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 57 kmnorth
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 57 kmsoutheast
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 76 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 61 kmsoutheast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 74 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 111 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 119 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Silvan Barajı

Within 100 km: 125 historic and cultural sites, 899 natural sites, 427 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Üçkatmerli Dağ Mountain 16 kmW
  • Şagur Dağı Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Pirhasan Dağı Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Lis Dağı Mountain 23 kmN

25–60 km408 places

  • Sabun Gölü Lake 58 kmS
  • Çiftgöller Lake 57 kmS
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 59 kmS
  • Soğan Göl Lake 58 kmS

60–100 km989 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 85 kmS
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 81 kmSW
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 78 kmSE
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 84 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kutlu Village, Lice District
    3.9 km SW
  • Cofitni Village, Lice District
    2.5 km NW
  • Dallıca Village, Lice District
    2.9 km NW
  • Karaağaç Village, Kulp District
    7.1 km NE
  • Bamitni Village, Lice District
    3.5 km S
  • Oyuklu Village, Lice District
    7.5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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