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Silvan District

Located in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey Coordinates: 38°08′29″ N 41°00′45″ E

Map showing the location of Silvan District Silvan District
Location in Turkey
Population
86,161
86.2K
Elevation
842 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
152
listed under Silvan District
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport25 km
DIY Diyarbakır Airport76 km

About Silvan District

Silvan District is a district. Location: Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Population: 86,161. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Sip Dere and Batman Barajı.

Climate of Silvan District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 113 km south19°
  • Cizre · 137 km southeast20°
  • Viranşehir · 151 km southwest18°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
March (101 mm)
Driest month
July (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 District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°8°13°19°25°33°38°38°33°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°3°7°11°16°20°19°15°9°3°-1°
Precipitation (mm)100100101965011225457898

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Silvan District

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 25 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 30 km to the south.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 25 kmsouth
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 76 kmwest
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 88 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 30 kmsouth
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 74 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 85 kmeast
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 95 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Silvan District

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 1,254 natural sites, 465 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km110 places

  • Batman Barajı Lake 13 kmNE
  • Hazine Dağı Mountain 8 kmNE
  • Kental Tepesi Mountain 17 kmS
  • Kerıger Tepesi Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km636 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 55 kmS
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 34 kmSW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 33 kmSW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 37 kmSW

60–100 km1,174 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 88 kmSE
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 91 kmW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 85 kmSE
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 69 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Silvan District

152 places
  1. 1 Miepherkeim 66K
  2. 2 Altınkum 2K
  3. 3 Boyunlu 1.2K
  4. 4 Sarıbuğday 829
  5. 5 Gürpınar 825
  6. 6 Akçayır 771
  7. 7 Taşpınar 657
  8. 8 Kazandağı 646
  9. 9 Kumgölü 636
  10. 10 Başdeğirmen 563
  11. 11 Keklikdere 558
  12. 12 Bahçe 555
  13. 13 Doluçanak 547
  14. 14 Çevriksu 528
  15. 15 Eşme 527
  16. 16 Üçbasamak 493
  17. 17 Kutlualan 481
  18. 18 Düzalan 455
  19. 19 Ormandışı 448
  20. 20 Gündüzköy 391
  21. 21 Kumluk 354
  22. 22 Babakaya 334
  23. 23 Otluk 325
  24. 24 Çakıltaşı 308
  25. 25 Akçeltik 302
  26. 26 Güzderesi 255
  27. 27 Kıraçtepe 232
  28. 28 Dağcılar 213
  29. 29 Çiğdemli 156
  30. 30 Bereketli 147
  31. 31 Akyol 141
  32. 32 Yolaç 140
  33. 33 Kasımlı 92
  34. 34 Aşağıkaya 73
  35. 35 Çobantepe 57
  36. 36 Duru 34

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages22

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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