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Başkavak

Located in Savur İlçesi, Mardin Province Coordinates: 37°33′51″ N 40°53′15″ E

Map showing the location of Başkavak Başkavak
Location in Turkey
Population
2,032
2K
Elevation
803 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
MQM Mardin Airport44 km
BAL Batman Airport45 km

About Başkavak

Başkavak is a village. Location: Savur İlçesi, Mardin Province. Population: 2,032. Elevation: 803 m.

From Wikipedia

Başkavak (Arabic: الأحمدي, Syriac: Aḥmadī) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Savur, Mardin Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Arabic-speaking Mhallami and had a population of 2,014 in 2021. Members of the Naqshbandi sayyid Beyt Hamidi family also reside in the village who maintain followers in nearby settlements. It is located in the historic region of Bēth Muḥallam in Tur Abdin.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Başkavak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 5° · Rain 75 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 50 km southwest19°
  • Viranşehir · 107 km west18°
  • Cizre · 117 km east20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (109 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).

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Climate of Başkavak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°15°20°27°34°39°39°34°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°8°13°18°22°21°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)109106103964982144075107

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Başkavak

The nearest airport is Mardin Airport (MQM), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mardin, 31 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 44 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 45 kmnortheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 66 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 31 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 42 kmnortheast
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 50 kmsouthwest
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 71 kmnorthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 101 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Başkavak

Within 100 km: 252 historic and cultural sites, 1,139 natural sites, 350 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 23 kmNE
  • Cindo Tepesi Mountain 24 kmN
  • Kevrebreze Tepesi Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Muhtarıayşık Tepesi Mountain 12 kmN

25–60 km793 places

  • Sabun Gölü Lake 33 kmN
  • Çiftgöller Lake 34 kmN
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 33 kmN
  • Soğan Göl Lake 34 kmN

60–100 km729 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 95 kmE
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 97 kmNW
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 74 kmNE
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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