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Village

Alyan

Located in İdil İlçesi, Şırnak Province Coordinates: 37°14′04″ N 41°44′50″ E

Map showing the location of Alyan Alyan
Location in Turkey
Elevation
716 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober–November
See the climate
Airports
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport31 km
KAC Qamishli International Airport55 km

About Alyan

Alyan is a village. Location: İdil İlçesi, Şırnak Province. Elevation: 716 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October–November. The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Gül Deresi and Haraprivan.

Climate of Alyan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 40°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (100 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 Alyan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°11°16°21°28°35°40°39°35°27°18°11°
Average low (°C)1°3°6°10°15°20°24°23°19°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)979394894541133263100

Other places to visit in this season: April May October November

How to get to Alyan

The nearest airport is Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cizre, 40 km to the east.

Airports

  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 31 kmnortheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 55 kmsouthwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 95 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cizre Population: 134K 40 kmeast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 64 kmeast
  • Siirt Population: 114K 79 kmnorth
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 89 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 91 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Alyan

Within 100 km: 267 historic and cultural sites, 1,048 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km60 places

  • Cebeliebyaz Mountain 20 kmNE
  • Çiyasipi Dağı Mountain 25 kmE
  • Hani Tepe Mountain 18 kmN
  • Bayram Tepe Mountain 23 kmN

25–60 km420 places

  • Gusır Gölü Lake 55 kmN
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 52 kmNW
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 44 kmN
  • Telimihran Mountains Mountain 35 kmW

60–100 km1,095 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 72 kmNW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 66 kmN
  • Ozero Zervin Lake 97 kmNE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 85 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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