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Babakaya

Located in Silvan District, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 38°15′04″ N 41°00′59″ E

Map showing the location of Babakaya Babakaya
Location in Turkey
Population
334
334
Elevation
746 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport37 km
BGG Bingöl Airport77 km

About Babakaya

Babakaya is a village. Location: Silvan District, Diyarbakır Province. Population: 334. Elevation: 746 m.

From Wikipedia

Babakaya (Kurdish: Şewlera) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silvan, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had population of 334 in 2022.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Babakaya

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 4° · Rain 83 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 124 km south19°
  • Cizre · 145 km southeast20°
  • Viranşehir · 159 km southwest18°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
March (104 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 Babakaya
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°19°25°33°38°38°33°24°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-1°3°8°12°17°21°21°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)1021031041025613326488398

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Babakaya

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 37 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 42 km to the south.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 37 kmsouth
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 77 kmnorthwest
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 42 kmsouth
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 79 kmsouthwest
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 107 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Babakaya

Within 100 km: 173 historic and cultural sites, 1,224 natural sites, 461 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

  • Batman Barajı Lake 8 kmE
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 23 kmNW
  • Pirhasan Dağı Mountain 24 kmN
  • Hazine Dağı Mountain 9 kmSE

25–60 km589 places

  • Sabun Gölü Lake 46 kmS
  • Çiftgöller Lake 45 kmS
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 48 kmSW
  • Soğan Göl Lake 47 kmSW

60–100 km1,227 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 67 kmS
  • Demirkaya Historic site 93 kmSE
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 93 kmW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 61 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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