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Village

Balkı

Located in Hilvan İlçesi, Şanlıurfa Province Coordinates: 37°30′00″ N 38°58′00″ E

Map showing the location of Balkı Balkı
Location in Turkey
Elevation
691 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
GNY Şanlıurfa GAP Airport9 km
ADF Adıyaman Airport51 km

About Balkı

Balkı is a village. Location: Hilvan İlçesi, Şanlıurfa Province. Elevation: 691 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Büyüktülük Tepe and Taşdağı Tepe.

Climate of Balkı

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 7° · Rain 56 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Suruç · 75 km southwest20°
  • Viranşehir · 76 km southeast18°
  • Kızıltepe · 147 km east19°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (92 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Balkı
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°11°15°21°28°34°39°38°34°26°18°11°
Average low (°C)0°1°5°9°14°19°23°23°19°13°7°2°
Precipitation (mm)84757660397122345692

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Balkı

The nearest airport is Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY), 9 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sanliurfa, 40 km to the south.

Airports

  • Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY) Şanlıurfa 9 kmsouthwest
  • Adıyaman Airport (ADF) Adıyaman 51 kmnorthwest
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 117 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Sanliurfa Population: 449.5K 40 kmsouth
  • Siverek Population: 175.3K 42 kmnortheast
  • Adıyaman Population: 290.9K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Suruç Population: 101.2K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Viranşehir Population: 154.2K 76 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Balkı

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 220 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km20 places

  • Gora Korchik Mountain 15 kmSW
  • Kaş Tepe Mountain 14 kmS
  • Taşdağı Tepe Mountain 6 kmSW
  • Karakolik Dağı Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km94 places

  • Atatürk Barajı Lake 32 kmW
  • Çataltepe Sulama Göleti Lake 43 kmNW
  • Mülk Sulama Göleti Lake 41 kmNW
  • Temilbel Tepe Mountain 48 kmN

60–100 km299 places

  • Sazlıca Gölü Lake 89 kmNW
  • Künreş Sulama Göleti Lake 100 kmE
  • Şerefli Sulama Göleti Lake 95 kmE
  • Soydan Sulama Göleti Lake 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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