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Bastokan Gölü

Located in Siirt Province, Turkey Coordinates: 37°58′51″ N 41°32′55″ E

Map showing the location of Bastokan Gölü Bastokan Gölü
Location in Turkey
Elevation
734 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Azıklı
0.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport38 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport82 km

About Bastokan Gölü

Bastokan Gölü is a lake. Location: Siirt Province, Turkey. Elevation: 734 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Hanımeli Tepesi and Şehke Tepesi.

Climate of Bastokan Gölü

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 6° · Rain 82 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 91 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 115 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 123 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
March (104 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 Bastokan Gölü
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°10°15°20°26°34°39°39°34°26°17°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°9°13°18°22°22°17°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)9710310410055102254782101

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Bastokan Gölü

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 38 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 35 km to the east.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 38 kmwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 82 kmsoutheast
  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 35 kmeast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 38 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 91 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 103 kmsouthwest
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 115 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bastokan Gölü

Within 100 km: 260 historic and cultural sites, 1,335 natural sites, 443 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km242 places

  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 6 kmSE
  • Lahit Dağı Mountain 16 kmN
  • Dodan Dağı Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Deyyir Dağı Mountain 20 kmNE

25–60 km928 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 52 kmSW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 38 kmSE
  • Puro Gölü Lake 55 kmW
  • Bazya Gölü Lake 57 kmW

60–100 km868 places

  • Lake Nemrut Lake 92 kmNE
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 82 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 62 kmW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 63 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Azıklı Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    0.4 km SW
  • Güzeldere Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    2.6 km S
  • Saipbeyli Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    3.8 km NW
  • Demirkuyu Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    4.4 km SW
  • Yayıklı Village, Kurtalan İlçesi
    2.4 km N
  • Günyayla Village, Batman Province
    5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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