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Historic site

Selen Harabesi

Located in Beşiri İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°49′25″ N 41°40′09″ E

Map showing the location of Selen Harabesi Selen Harabesi
Location in Turkey
Nearest town
Salas
0.3 km S
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
852 m
above sea level
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport50 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport61 km

About Selen Harabesi

Selen Harabesi is a historic site. Location: Beşiri İlçesi, Batman Province. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Hiller Harabesi and Kalemetik Tepesi.

Climate of Selen Harabesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 5° · Rain 74 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 71 km southeast20°
  • Silopi · 95 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 119 km southwest19°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
March (99 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 Selen Harabesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°14°20°26°33°38°38°33°25°16°9°
Average low (°C)-1°0°4°8°13°18°22°21°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)94989995517114417498

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Selen Harabesi

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 50 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siirt, 27 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 50 kmwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 61 kmsoutheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 99 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siirt Population: 114K 27 kmnortheast
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 48 kmwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Silopi Population: 114.6K 95 kmsoutheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 99 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Selen Harabesi

Within 100 km: 278 historic and cultural sites, 1,328 natural sites, 434 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km407 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 22 kmE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 20 kmNW
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 14 kmNW
  • Gusır Gölü Lake 17 kmSE

25–60 km745 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 51 kmW
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 40 kmSW
  • Garzan Barajı Lake 50 kmN
  • Ilısu Barajı Lake 26 kmSE

60–100 km888 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 71 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 72 kmW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 72 kmW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 76 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Salas Village, Beşiri İlçesi
    0.3 km S
  • Göktaş Village, Beşiri İlçesi
    1.5 km N
  • Hirbepiro Village, Beşiri İlçesi
    1.6 km SE
  • Kayatepe Village, Siirt Province
    3.5 km NW

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