- Elevation
- 652 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- BAL Batman Airport30 km
- MSR Muş Airport75 km
About Sorkan Çay
Sorkan Çay is a river. Location: Turkey. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Talori Deresi and Aydınlık Çayı.
Climate of Sorkan Çay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 5° · Rain 82 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kızıltepe · 124 km southwest19°
- Cizre · 132 km southeast20°
- Silopi · 156 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- July (day 39°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- March (101 mm)
- Driest month
- August (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 9° | 14° | 20° | 26° | 33° | 39° | 38° | 34° | 25° | 16° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 100 | 101 | 99 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 82 | 96 |
How to get to Sorkan Çay
The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 30 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 35 km to the south.
Airports
- Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 30 kmsouth
- Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 75 kmnortheast
- Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 89 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Batman Population: 452.2K 35 kmsouth
- Siirt Population: 114K 74 kmsoutheast
- Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 89 kmwest
- Bingoel Population: 128.9K 96 kmnorthwest
- Mardin Population: 129.9K 105 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sorkan Çay
Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 1,271 natural sites, 460 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km37 places
- Batman Barajı Lake 7 kmNW
- Helin Tepesi Mountain 20 kmSE
- Hazine Dağı Mountain 7 kmW
- Halkis Dağı Mountain 23 kmNE
25–60 km680 places
- Sabun Gölü Lake 47 kmSW
- Çiftgöller Lake 46 kmSW
- İbrahim Göl Lake 50 kmSW
- Soğan Göl Lake 50 kmSW
60–100 km1,205 places
- Kışlak Historic site 61 kmS
- Demirkaya Historic site 79 kmSE
- Gusır Gölü Lake 78 kmSE
- Kırkat Göleti Lake 71 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Talori Deresi River, Diyarbakır Province<0.1 km N
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Aydınlık Çayı River, Diyarbakır Province4.8 km SE
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Batman Barajı Lake, Diyarbakır Province7 km NW
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Hazine Dağı Mountain, Silvan District7.2 km W
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Sip Dere River, Diyarbakır Province11 km NW
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Kulp Çayı River, Silvan District11 km NW
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Aydınlık Çayı River, Kozluk İlçesi11 km NE
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Yuva Tepe Mountain, Silvan District16 km W
Sources & licences
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