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Yalınkavak

Located in Beşiri İlçesi, Batman Province Coordinates: 37°51′11″ N 41°21′59″ E

Map showing the location of Yalınkavak Yalınkavak
Location in Turkey
Population
315
315
Elevation
847 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport24 km
NKT Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport82 km

About Yalınkavak

Yalınkavak is a village. Location: Beşiri İlçesi, Batman Province. Population: 315. Elevation: 847 m.

From Wikipedia

Yalınkavak (Kurdish: Baximsê; Syriac: Bāḫemes) is a village in the Beşiri District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Elîkan tribe and had a population of 244 in 2021.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Yalınkavak over time

Population of Yalınkavak over time
2013 296
2014 294
2015 274
2016 278
2017 266
2018 274
2019 265
2020 251
2021 244
2022 237
2023 237
2024 234

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Yalınkavak

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 4° · Rain 75 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 93 km southeast20°
  • Kızıltepe · 102 km southwest19°
  • Silopi · 118 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 38°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
February (98 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Yalınkavak
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°9°14°19°25°33°38°38°33°25°15°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-1°3°7°11°16°20°20°15°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)95989893499225447596

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Yalınkavak

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 24 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 21 km to the west.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 24 kmwest
  • Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport (NKT) Şırnak 82 kmsoutheast
  • Qamishli International Airport (KAC) Qamishli 94 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 21 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 51 kmeast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 81 kmsouthwest
  • Cizre Population: 134K 93 kmsoutheast
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 101 kmwest

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

Day trips from Yalınkavak

Within 100 km: 278 historic and cultural sites, 1,312 natural sites, 417 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km293 places

  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 21 kmNE
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 20 kmNE
  • Gora Shifiri Mountain 25 kmSE
  • Helin Tepesi Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,038 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 31 kmSW
  • Demirkaya Historic site 49 kmE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 45 kmW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 46 kmW

60–100 km676 places

  • Ozero Zervin Lake 98 kmE
  • Silvan Barajı Lake 76 kmNW
  • Göksu Barajı Lake 83 kmW
  • Beşpınar Göleti Lake 90 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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