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Village

Aktaş

Located in Bismil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 37°56′59″ N 40°30′34″ E

Map showing the location of Aktaş Aktaş
Location in Turkey
Elevation
654 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
DIY Diyarbakır Airport28 km
BAL Batman Airport53 km

About Aktaş

Aktaş is a village. Location: Bismil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province. Elevation: 654 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Aktaş Pınarı and Samaminin Tepesi.

Climate of Aktaş

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 85 km south19°
  • Viranşehir · 105 km southwest18°
  • Cizre · 163 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
January (88 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 Aktaş
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°15°20°27°34°39°39°34°26°16°9°
Average low (°C)-3°-1°3°8°12°17°21°20°15°9°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)88858877419114356284

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Aktaş

The nearest airport is Diyarbakır Airport (DIY), 28 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Diyarbakır, 26 km to the west.

Airports

  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 28 kmwest
  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 53 kmeast
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 81 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 26 kmwest
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 55 kmeast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 74 kmsouth
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 85 kmsouth
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 104 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Aktaş

Within 100 km: 158 historic and cultural sites, 904 natural sites, 370 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km143 places

  • Kabaklı Sulama Göleti Lake 19 kmW
  • Tavşan Tepesi Mountain 24 kmS
  • Hasanpınar Tepesi Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Kartalkıracı Tepe Mountain 6 kmS

25–60 km520 places

  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 48 kmW
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 32 kmE
  • Çiftgöller Lake 31 kmE
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 28 kmSE

60–100 km769 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 64 kmSE
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 91 kmE
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 94 kmE
  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 85 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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