- Elevation
- 1,140 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- MQM Mardin Airport22 km
- KAC Qamishli International Airport60 km
About Mardin Platosu
Mardin Platosu is a natural site. Location: Mardin Province, Turkey.
Tur Abdin (Arabic: طور عبدين; Kurdish: Tor; Latin: Turabdium; Syriac: ܛܽܘܪ ܥܰܒ݂ܕܺܝܢ or ܛܘܼܪ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܢ, Ṭūr ʿAḇdīn) is a hilly region situated in southeastern Turkey, including the eastern half of Mardin Province, and Şırnak Province west of the Tigris, on the border with Syria and famed since Late Antiquity for its Christian monasteries on the border of the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Empire.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Important Bird Area
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Mardin Platosu
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kızıltepe · 27 km southwest19°
- Viranşehir · 87 km west18°
- Cizre · 130 km east20°
- Hottest month
- July (day 37°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- January (114 mm)
- Driest month
- August (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 7° | 13° | 19° | 25° | 32° | 37° | 37° | 32° | 23° | 14° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 114 | 110 | 104 | 97 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 77 | 112 |
How to get to Mardin Platosu
The nearest airport is Mardin Airport (MQM), 22 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mardin, 11 km to the south.
Airports
- Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 22 kmsouth
- Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 60 kmsoutheast
- Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 68 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Mardin Population: 129.9K 11 kmsouth
- Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 27 kmsouthwest
- Batman Population: 452.2K 65 kmnortheast
- Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 71 kmnorthwest
- Viranşehir Population: 154.2K 88 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mardin Platosu
Within 100 km: 213 historic and cultural sites, 884 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km140 places
- Kalagoz Tepesi Mountain 15 kmW
- Aktepe Mountain 23 kmNW
- Solbadıni Tepesi Mountain 21 kmNW
- Guhatadarika Tepesi Mountain 12 kmNW
25–60 km501 places
- Kışlak Historic site 45 kmNE
- Sabun Gölü Lake 52 kmN
- Çiftgöller Lake 53 kmN
- İbrahim Göl Lake 50 kmN
60–100 km722 places
- Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 97 kmNW
- Bastokan Gölü Lake 97 kmNE
- Siirtari Gölü Lake 96 kmNE
- Batman Barajı Lake 98 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Yaylacık Village, Artuklu4.7 km NW
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Aran Village, Artuklu5.2 km NE
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Cevizpınarı Village, Artuklu7.2 km SE
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Sultançayırı Village, Artuklu3.8 km W
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Yaylabaşı Village, Artuklu6.6 km NE
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Gürağaç Village, Artuklu6.3 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Güçlü Tepe Mountain, Artuklu2.9 km SE
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Çoban Pınarı Natural site, Mardin Province4.4 km NE
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Ankırı Pınarı Natural site, Mardin Province4.9 km S
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Kuzu Tepesi Mountain, Artuklu7 km SW
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Mengile Tepesi Mountain, Savur İlçesi9 km NE
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Katır Deresi River, Artuklu5.8 km NE
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Diyargove Tepesi Mountain, Artuklu9.9 km N
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Derik Pınarı Natural site, Mardin Province8.5 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources