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Merhant

Located in Bismil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province Coordinates: 37°45′21″ N 40°55′25″ E

Map showing the location of Merhant Merhant
Location in Turkey
Elevation
656 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
When to go
April–MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
BAL Batman Airport26 km
MQM Mardin Airport64 km

About Merhant

Merhant is a village. Location: Bismil İlçesi, Diyarbakır Province. Elevation: 656 m. The best months to visit are April–May, October. The nearest airport is Batman Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Girıeşiri Tepesi and Karabaş Tepesi.

Climate of Merhant

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 4° · Rain 64 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kızıltepe · 70 km southwest19°
  • Viranşehir · 119 km southwest18°
  • Cizre · 121 km southeast20°
Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (94 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 Merhant
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°10°15°21°27°35°39°38°34°26°16°9°
Average low (°C)-2°0°4°8°12°17°21°20°16°10°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)94919182417114366491

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Merhant

The nearest airport is Batman Airport (BAL), 26 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Batman, 23 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Batman Airport (BAL) Batman 26 kmnortheast
  • Mardin Airport (MQM) Mardin 64 kmsouthwest
  • Diyarbakır Airport (DIY) Diyarbakır 65 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Batman Population: 452.2K 23 kmnortheast
  • Mardin Population: 129.9K 52 kmsouth
  • Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 65 kmwest
  • Kızıltepe Population: 150.2K 70 kmsouthwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 92 kmeast

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

Day trips from Merhant

Within 100 km: 248 historic and cultural sites, 1,257 natural sites, 411 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km294 places

  • Kışlak Historic site 21 kmSE
  • Sabun Gölü Lake 13 kmNW
  • Çiftgöller Lake 14 kmNW
  • İbrahim Göl Lake 15 kmNW

25–60 km761 places

  • Kırkat Göleti Lake 42 kmSE
  • Batman Barajı Lake 56 kmN
  • Göksu Barajı Lake 43 kmW
  • Beşpınar Göleti Lake 51 kmW

60–100 km861 places

  • Demirkaya Historic site 88 kmE
  • Devegeçidi Barajı Lake 89 kmNW
  • Bastokan Gölü Lake 60 kmNE
  • Siirtari Gölü Lake 61 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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